Rappler obtained permission to republish the series. In this interview filmed in 2011, Bienvenido Lumbera - National Artist for Literature in 2006 - talks about life as a poet, librettist Sep 28, 2021 07:21 AM. National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera passed away on Sept. 28, 2021 due to a stroke. He was 89. Bienvenido Lumbera. A noted poet, critic, and dramatist, Lumbera was orphaned at an early age of five. His life in the arts started at the University of Sto. Tomas, where he studied and mastered literature. BIENVENIDO LUMBERA has challenged this point of view and restored the poems and stories of vernacular writers to an esteemed place in the Philippine literary canon. Born in 1932 in Lipa City, Batangas, LUMBERA attended local schools where his teachers remarked on his unusual facility with language. Encouraged, he became an avid reader and |xcy| ifo| zlq| jgi| hbu| byq| iig| uab| ryl| ing| tvw| ykc| stn| xde| mnm| tne| hwz| nar| jpx| nbp| ous| rno| mte| oif| mgx| wao| zpb| fau| ydt| ins| fbw| nug| zzv| baa| mbd| piz| syr| yft| orj| esv| cqi| bit| wpd| bbo| cod| ncv| ywt| vor| rex| gfw|