Returning a Borrowed Tongue: An Anthology of Filipino and Filipino American Poetry [Paperback]

Nick Carbo (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1995

Poets from both sides of the Pacific join together for the first time in this 50th anniversary anthology.

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Holy Order by Gemino H. Abad
Jeepney by Gemino H. Abad
The Light In One's Blood by Gemino H. Abad
Toys by Gemino H. Abad
Sauna 2 by Karina Africa-bolasco
Pall Hanging Over Manila by Mila D. Aguilar
Poem From Sierra Madre by Mila D. Aguilar
Light Invested by Carlos A. Angeles
Words by Carlos A. Angeles
Pizza And Pretense by Nerissa S. Balce
Quiet Evening Home Away by Joann Balingit
Driving To Katoomba by Merlinda Bobis
Word Gifts For An Australian Critic by Merlinda Bobis
Good Friday by Rofel G. Brion
If Fortune Smiles by Rofel G. Brion
Love Song by Rofel G. Brion
One Morning Beside A Pond by Rofel G. Brion
Dear Rosario by Maria Elena Caballero-robb
Memoranda For Rosario by Maria Elena Caballero-robb
Depths Of Fields by Luis Cabalquinto
The Ordinance by Luis Cabalquinto
The Value Added In Smashing A German Roach On Bathroom Door by Luis Cabalquinto
An Afternoon In Pangasinan With No Elctricity by Regie Cabico
Check One by Regie Cabico
I Found Orpheus Levitating by Nick Carbo
Little Brown Brother by Nick Carbo
The Family Tree by Catalina Cariaga
Dinakdakan by Maria Luisa Aguilar Carino
Familiar by Maria Luisa Aguilar Carino
For The Lover by Maria Luisa Aguilar Carino
Gabi by Maria Luisa Aguilar Carino
13 June 1994 by Virginia Cerenio
20 July 1994 by Virginia Cerenio
23 October 1992 by Virginia Cerenio
My Mother by Virginia Cerenio
Dolce Far Niente by Fidelito Cortes
Fish 2 by Fidelito Cortes
The Palace Of Fine Arts In San Francisco by Fidelito Cortes
Poem Composed During A Brownout by Fidelito Cortes
Li Pos Of The Polis by Simeon, Jr. Dumdum
Some Die Of Light by Simeon, Jr. Dumdum
To My Mother by Simeon, Jr. Dumdum
La Puente by Elsa Rediva E'der
Once We Were Farmers by Elsa Rediva E'der
Summer Nostalgia by Virginia E. Escandor
Baked Oysters Rockefeller by Marjorie M. Evasco
Dancing A Spell by Marjorie M. Evasco
Elemental by Marjorie M. Evasco
Heron-woman by Marjorie M. Evasco
Balitaw by Bataan Faigao
Kundiman by Bataan Faigao
In Gurgle Veritas by Luis H. Francia
Is There There In Dying by Luis H. Francia
The Secret In The Roar by Luis H. Francia
Video Victim by Luis H. Francia
Astig by Eric Fructuoso
Denials by Eric Gamalinda
La Navel De Manila: Selim Sot As A Modern Political Observer by Eric Gamalinda
Lament Beginning W/a Line After Cavafy by Eric Gamalinda
Light Falls Obliquely by Eric Gamalinda
The Bachelors by Edward Cortez Garrett
Grandfather's Mint by Edward Cortez Garrett
California Coast by Jean V. Gier
Examining The I by Jean V. Gier
A First View Of The Islands by Jean V. Gier
Going Baroque by Jean V. Gier
Aleng Maria by Eugene Gloria
Assimilation by Eugene Gloria
Rizal's Ghost by Eugene Gloria
Touch by Eugene Gloria
The Deepest Well In Madras by N. V. M. Gonzalez
How The Heart Aches by N. V. M. Gonzalez
I Made Myself A Path by N. V. M. Gonzalez
A Wanderer In The Night Of The World by N. V. M. Gonzalez
First Mango by Vince Gotera
Madarika by Vince Gotera
Manong Chito Tells Manong Ben About His Dream Over Breakfast by Vince Gotera
Pacific Crossing by Vince Gotera
Souvenirs by Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn
Vulva Operetta by Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn
Contemporary by Alejandrino G. Hufana
Floating Epitaphs, Their Possible Explanations In Poro Point by Alejandrino G. Hufana
From The Raw by Alejandrino G. Hufana
The Insides Of Alfred Hitchcock by Alejandrino G. Hufana
April In Houston by Dolores De Iruretagoyena De Humphrey
No Immunity by Dolores De Iruretagoyena De Humphrey
Children Of The Atomic Age by Dominador I. Ilio
Marikudo In Kalibo, 1979 by Dominador I. Ilio
Prokosch In Tehran, 1978 by Dominador I. Ilio
The Site Of My Grandfather's House by Dominador I. Ilio
Absence by Jaime Jacinto
Heaven Is Just Another Country by Jaime Jacinto
Tongue Tied by Jaime Jacinto
Visitation by Jaime Jacinto
Alphabet Soup by Fatima Lim-wilson
The Beginning Of Things by Fatima Lim-wilson
Raising The Dead by Fatima Lim-wilson
Ringmaster's Wife by Fatima Lim-wilson
Jeepneyfying by Noel Mateo
There Is No Word For Sex In Taglog by Noel Mateo
Red Lipstick On A Straw by Michael Melo
Scrambled Eggs And Garlic Pork by Michael Melo
Unlearning English by Michael Melo
Bohol's Tarsier Population by Clovis L. Nazareno
The Cortes Swamp by Clovis L. Nazareno
The Floor by Yolanda Palis
Waking Up by Yolanda Palis
Untitled by Patrick Pardo
La Querida by Bino A. Realuyo
The Sojourners by Bino A. Realuyo
Black Silk Pajamas by Danton Remoto
Exile by Danton Remoto
Images Of John (1967-92) by Danton Remoto
Rain by Danton Remoto
Cutting Back The Ifugao Past by Alfred Robles
Feasting With Etang A Hundred Times Around by Alfred Robles
The Manong With A Thousand Tribal Visions by Alfred Robles
Remembering The Past by Alfred Robles
The End Of The Affair by E., Jr. San Juan
Entelechy On The Libidinal Fringe by E., Jr. San Juan
The Owl Of Minerva Takes Flight In The Evening by E., Jr. San Juan
Three For The Road by E., Jr. San Juan
Carillonneur by Ricardo M. De Ungria
Commerce And The Man by Ricardo M. De Ungria
Culture Nervus by Ricardo M. De Ungria
Patio by Manuel A. Viray
A Saturday Morning by Manuel A. Viray
The Two Strangers by Manuel A. Viray
Andy Warhol Speaks To His Two Filipino Maids by Alfred A. Yuson
Dead Center by Alfred A. Yuson
Love Before Dinner by Alfred A. Yuson
World Poetry Circuit by Alfred A. Yuson
Day 1: Portrait Of The Artist, Small-kid Time by R. Zamora-linmark
Manila Paper by Cyn Zarco
My Worst Fear by Cyn Zarco
Once Upon A Seesaw With Charlie Chan by Cyn Zarco
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

Product Details

• Paperback: 238 pages
• Publisher: Coffee House Press; 1st edition (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566890438
• ISBN-13: 978-1566890434
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,607,453 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All In One Place, April 20, 1998

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This review is from: Returning a Borrowed Tongue: An Anthology of Filipino and Filipino American Poetry (Paperback)

Returning A Borrowed Tongue gathers the work of prominent poets who are Filipino or Filipino-American. The established writers, Gemino Abad, NVM Gonzalez, Jessica Hagedorn, are presented along with new voices like Jaime Jacinto. It sounds trite but I laughed, I cried, I read some of them over and over and wanted to talk to the poets themselves! Get this book if you have one drop of Filipino blood in you. Or even if you don't.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cerebral, February 15, 2000

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Gary Kirkman (Houston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Returning a Borrowed Tongue: An Anthology of Filipino and Filipino American Poetry (Paperback)

This book was not what I expected, expecially after reading the previous reviews. The poetry is excellent but very cerebral! It is a Filipino version of what you study in Humanities in college.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but why is it missing Jose Garcia Villa?, January 24, 2012

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This review is from: Returning a Borrowed Tongue: An Anthology of Filipino and Filipino American Poetry (Paperback)

Trying to find Filipino poets is a difficult task. I picked this up in my search for the elusive collections. Unfortunately, I found that although mentioned in the introduction as the "winner of such prestigious American literary prizes as the Guggenheim and Shelley Memorial Award", he is not included in the collection. I am disappointed and curious as to why this would be.