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Dalisay, Jose Jr. (Born January 15, 1954)

This document provides biographical information on three notable Filipino writers. Jose Dalisay Jr. is a writer and recipient of 16 Palanca Awards who has authored over 15 books since 1984. Alejandro R. Roces was a National Artist of the Philippines for Literature in 2003 known for his short stories and publications. Jose Garcia Villa was a National Artist of the Philippines for Literature in 1973 who introduced new schemes to poetry writing and had his works published in various anthologies and compilations.

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Dalisay, Jose Jr. (Born January 15, 1954)

This document provides biographical information on three notable Filipino writers. Jose Dalisay Jr. is a writer and recipient of 16 Palanca Awards who has authored over 15 books since 1984. Alejandro R. Roces was a National Artist of the Philippines for Literature in 2003 known for his short stories and publications. Jose Garcia Villa was a National Artist of the Philippines for Literature in 1973 who introduced new schemes to poetry writing and had his works published in various anthologies and compilations.

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Dalisay, Jose Jr.

(Born January 15, 1954)

A writer of scripts for the late Lino Brocka (National Artist of the Philippines for Theater and
Film), Dalisay is a recipient of numerous awards and prizes for fiction, poetry, drama, non-fiction, and
screenplay, including 16 Palanca Awards. Since 1984, he has authored more than 15 books, some of
which are "Oltimer and Other Stories" (1984), "Sarcophagus and Other Stories (1992)”,"Penmanship and
Other Stories (1995)."The Island(1997), and "Selected Stories (2005).

Roces, Alejandro R. (July 13,1924-May 23, 2011)

National Artist of the Philippines for Literature in 2003, Roces was a Filipino essayist, dramatist,
and author famous for his short stories "We Filipinos Are Mild Drinkers" (Best Short Story in the
University of Arizona) and “My Brother's Peculiar Chicken” (Martha Foley's Best American Stories in
1948 and 1951). His publications include Of Cocks and Kites (1959), Fiesta (1980), and Something to
Crow About (2005). He received numerous awards, among which were the Patnubay ng Sining at
Kalinangan Award, the Diwa ng Lahi Award, the Tanging Parangal of the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining, and
the Rizal Pro Patria Award. He served as Secretary of the Department of Educationunder Pres. Diosdado
Macapagal's administration.

Villa, Jose Garcia (August 5, 1908-February 7, 1997)

National Artist of the Philippines for Literature in 1973, Villa was a Filipino poet, literary critic,
short story writer, and painter awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in creative writing by Conrad Aiken.
Known as the “Comma Poet" because of his excessive use of commas, he introduced the "reversed
consonance rime scheme" in poetry-writing. He became popular for espousing the “art for art's sake"
philosophy and for using the pen name Doveglion, derived from “Dove, Eagle, and Lion." the animals
explored by E. Cummings in his poem “Doveglion: Adventures in Value” dedicated to Villa. His anthology
of Filipino short stories in English titled Philippine Short Stories: Best 25 Short Stories of 1928 was
published in 1929. His poems, together with those of Jose Rizal and Nick Joaquin, were included among
the 1,600 poems written by hundreds of poets from all over the world and included in World Poetry: An
Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time published in 2000. His short stories were compiled in the
books, “Philippine Short Stories" (1929) and “Footnote to Youth and Other Stories" (1933).

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