Gémino Abad
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Born | Gémino Henson Abad (1939-02-05) February 5, 1939 (age 85) Santa Ana, Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
Education | University of the Philippines Diliman, (A.B) University of Chicago, (MA, Ph.D) |
Spouse | Mercedes Rivera-Abad |
Parent(s) | Antonio Abad, (Father) |
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Gémino Henson Abad (born February 5, 1939) is an educator, writer, and literary critic from Cebu, Philippines.[1] He is a National Artist for Literature of the Philippines.[2]
Early life and education
His family moved to Manila when his father, Antonio Abad, was offered professorships at Far Eastern University and the University of the Philippines. He earned his A.B. English from the University of the Philippines Diliman in 1964 "magna cum laude". His MA with honors and Ph.D. in English literature degrees were obtained from the University of Chicago in 1966 and 1970, respectively. He is a member of the Upsilon Sigma Phi.[3]
Personal life
He is married to Mercedes Rivera-Abad.[4]
Career
He served the University of the Philippines in various capacities: as Secretary of the university, Secretary of the Board of Regents, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Director of the U.P. Institute of Creative Writing. For many years, he also taught English, comparative literature and creative writing at U.P. Diliman.[5]
Abad co-founded the Philippine Literary Arts Council (PLAC) which published Caracoa, a poetry journal in English. His other works include Fugitive Emphasis (poems, 1973); In Another Light (poems and critical essays, 1976); A Formal Approach to Lyric Poetry (critical theory, 1978); The Space Between (poems and critical essays, 1985); Poems and Parables (1988); Index to Filipino Poetry in English, 1905-1950 (with Edna Zapanta Manlapaz, 1988) and State of Play (letter-essays and parables, 1990). He edited landmark anthologies of Filipino poetry in English, among them Man of Earth (1989), A Native Clearing (1993) and A Habit of Shores: Filipino Poetry and Verse from English, ‘60s to the ‘90s (1999).
The UP Diliman has elevated Abad to the rank of University Professor, the highest academic rank awarded by the university to an exemplary faculty member. He currently sits on the Board of Advisers of the U.P. Institute of Creative Writing and teaches creative writing as Emeritus University Professor at the College of Arts and Letters, U.P. Diliman.
In 2009, he became the first Filipino to receive the coveted Premio Feronia in Rome, Italy under the foreign author category.
In 2022, the Philippine government conferred on him the National Artist for Literature distinction. It is the highest recognition for artists who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine art.
Works
Poetry
- Fugitive Emphasis, 1973
- Poems and Parables, 1988
- In Ordinary Time: Poems, Parables, Poetics, 2004
Poems and critical essays
- In Another Light, 1976
- The Space Between, 1985
- Father and Daughter, 1996
Poetry and fiction (in the same book)
- A Makeshift Sun, 2001
- "Care of Light: New Poems and Found", 2010
Fiction and essays (in the same book)
- Orion's Belt and Other Writings, 1996
Literary criticism
- A Formal Approach to Lyric Poetry, 1978
- Getting Real: An Introduction to the Practice of Poetry, 2004
Creative non-fiction
- State of Play (essays), 1990
Historical anthologies
- Man of Earth: Filipino Poetry and Verse from English, 1905 to the mid-‘50s (co-edited with Ace Palermo), 2017
- A Native Clearing: Filipino Poetry and Verse from English Since the ‘50s to the Present, 1993
- A Habit of Shores: Filipino Poetry and Verse from English, ‘60s to the ‘90s, 1999
Anthology
- The Likhaan Anthology of Philippine Literature in English, 1998
With Ace Palermo..
Translations into other languages
- Italian: Dove le parole non si spezzano, edited by Gëzim Hajdari, translated by Andrea Gazzoni, afterword by Carla Locatelli,Ace Palermo 2015 (Rome: Ensemble)
Awards, prizes and fellowships
- National Artist for Literature 2022
- University Professorship, University of the Philippines
- Carlos P. Romulo Professorial Chair, University of the Philippines
- Henry Lee Irwin Professorial Chair in Creative Writing, Ateneo de Manila University
- Rockefeller Fellowship, University of Chicago
- Visiting professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Visiting professor, Saint Norbert College, Wisconsin
- Visiting professor, Singapore Management University
- International Writing Program Fellowship, University of Iowa
- British Council Fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge and at Corpus Christi College, Oxford
- U.P. Outstanding Faculty Award
- U.P. Distinguished Alumnus in Literature
- Ellen F. Fajardo Foundation Grant for Excellence in Teaching
- U.P. Gawad Chancellor Best Literary Work
- Palanca Awards for Poetry
- "Philippines Free Press Awards". Archived from the original on August 31, 2004. Retrieved March 25, 2006. for Literature
- Cultural Center of the Philippines Award for Poetry
- National Book Awards from the Manila Critics' Circle
- Asian Catholic Publishers Inc. Catholic Authors Award
- Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas from Unyon ng mga Manunulat ng Pilipinas (UMPIL)
- Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan in Literature from the City of Manila
- Premio Feronia, Foreign Author, 2009
References
- ^ "Gemino Abad - Gemino Abad Biography". Poem Hunter. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ^ "Get to know the Philippines' 8 new National Artists". Manila Bulletin. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ Abad, Gemino “Jimmy” H. (2013-06-17). "UP, my heartland". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "Revel and Revelation: Gémino H. Abad pays homage to language and literature and the power of imagination". ncca.gov.ph. National Commission of Cultural and Arts.
- ^ Llaneta, Celeste Ann Castillo (2022-06-15). "Five out of 8 National Artists for 2022 are from UP". University of the Philippines. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
External links
- "Critical Readings in Philippine Poetry and Verse". Archived from the original on May 17, 2006. Retrieved March 2, 2006.
- Philippine Social Weather Station
- Overseas Writers Workshop, University of Iowa
- "Care of Light" by Gemino H. Abad
- Highchair.com
- Ti Similla, U.P. Baguio Archived 2006-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
- The Best Philippine Short Stories
- Manoa, University of Hawaii
- Doe Library, University of California, Berkeley
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- 1973 Juan Nakpil
- 1976 Pablo Antonio
- 1990 Leandro Locsin
- 2006 Ildefonso P. Santos Jr.
- 2014 José María Zaragoza
- 2018 Francisco Mañosa
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- 1973 Francisca R. Aquino
- 1976 Leonor Orosa
- 1988 Lucrecia Reyes
- 2006 Ramon Obusan
- 2014 Alice Reyes
- 2022 Agnes Locsin
- 2006 Ramón Valera
- 2022 Salvacion Lim Higgins
- 1976 Lamberto V. Avellana
- 1982 Gerardo de León
- 1997 Lino Brocka
- 2001 Ishmael Bernal
- 2003 Eddie Romero
- 2006 Fernando Poe Jr.
- 2009 Manuel Conde
- 2018 Kidlat Tahimik
- 2022 Nora Aunor
- 2022 Marilou Diaz-Abaya
- 2022 Ricardo Lee
- 1997 Carlos Quirino
- 1973 Amado V. Hernandez
- 1973 José Garcia Villa
- 1976 Nick Joaquin
- 1982 Carlos P. Romulo
- 1990 Francisco Arcellana
- 1997 N. V. M. Gonzalez
- 1999 Edith Tiempo
- 2001 F. Sionil José
- 2003 Virgilio S. Almario
- 2003 Alejandro Roces
- 2006 Bienvenido Lumbera
- 2009 Lazaro Francisco
- 2014 Cirilo F. Bautista
- 2018 Ramon Muzones
- 2018 Resil B. Mojares
- 2022 Gémino Abad
- 1973 Antonio Molina
- 1976 Jovita Fuentes
- 1988 Antonino Buenaventura
- 1988 Lucrecia Kasilag
- 1991 Lucio San Pedro
- 1997 Levi Celerio
- 1997 Felipe Padilla de León
- 1997 José Maceda
- 1999 Ernani Joson Cuenco
- 1999 Andrea Veneracion
- 2014 Ramon Santos
- 2014 Francisco Feliciano
- 2018 Ryan Cayabyab
- 2022 Fides Cuyugan-Asensio
- 1987 Atang de la Rama
- 1997 Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero
- 1997 Rolando Tinio
- 1999 Daisy Avellana
- 2001 Severino Montano
- 2003 Salvador Bernal
- 2018 Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio
- 2022 Tony Mabesa
- 1972 Fernando Amorsolo
- 1973 Botong Francisco
- 1973 Guillermo Tolentino
- 1976 Napoleon Abueva
- 1976 Victorio Edades
- 1981 Vicente Manansala
- 1990 Cesar Legaspi
- 1991 Hernando R. Ocampo
- 1997 Arturo R. Luz
- 1999 J. Navarro Elizalde
- 2001 Ang Kiukok
- 2003 José T. Joya
- 2006 Benedicto Cabrera
- 2006 Abdulmari Imao
- 2009 Federico Aguilar Alcuaz
- 2014 Francisco Coching
- 2018 Larry Alcala
- National Commission for Culture and the Arts
- Cultural Center of the Philippines