Merlie Alunan



Finding Home: On the Poetry of Place of Luisa A Igloria, Marjorie Evasco and Merlie M Alunan

For decades, Filipinos were taught that the country was ‘discovered’ by Ferdinand Magellan. The Portuguese explorer led the 1519-1522 Spanish expedition to the East Indies, credited as the first circumnavigation of Earth. Antonio Pigafetta’s chronicle of Magellan’s voyage became one of the earliest documents recording the culture of 16th-century Philippines.

Posted in ESSAYS | Tagged , , , , , ,

Photo, Circa 1982

Ah, a photo of the stunning Imelda And her children, everyone so fine, And healthy, not a day of hunger Have they known. Her husband, That Ilocano, look, quite regal I’d say. Smart, that man, brought a whole nation To …

Posted in 85: PHILIPPINES | Tagged