PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2000) Winner
José García Villa
ホセ・ガルシア・ヴィラ
Hose Gāshia Vira
Pen Names:
Doveglion（Pen name derived from Dove, Eagle, Lion characters in his own works）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1908-08-05 （Manila, Philippine Islands）
- Died
- 1997-02-07 （New York City, New York, U.S.） age 88
- Nationality
- Filipino
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Manila, Philippines → New Mexico, U.S. → New York City, U.S.
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Literary critic, Short story writer, Painter, Lecturer
- Active Years
- 1925-1997
- Affiliations
- New Directions Publishing, City College of New York, Philippine Mission to the United Nations (Cultural Attaché)
- Influenced By
- Sherwood Anderson, E. E. Cummings, Rainer Maria Rilke
- Influenced
- Filipino modern poets
- Nominations
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry finalist (Have Come, Am Here), Nobel Prize in Literature nominee (1971, 1973, 1974)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of the Philippines Integrated School and University of the Philippines High School | — | — | — | — | Philippines |
| University of the Philippines | Pre-Medical switched to Pre-Law | — | — | — | Philippines |
| University of New Mexico | — | Literature | Bachelor of Arts | — | United States |
| Columbia University | — | — | — | — | United States |
University of the Philippines Integrated School and University of the Philippines High School
Year of Graduation:
1925
Country:
Philippines
High school graduation
University of the Philippines
Pre-Medical switched to Pre-Law
Country:
Philippines
Discovered passion for arts
University of New Mexico
Literature
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation:
1932
Country:
United States
Founder of Clay literary magazine
Columbia University
Country:
United States
Post-graduate work
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | National Artist of the Philippines | — | 文学 | Government of the Philippines | 受賞 |
| 1940 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | 創作執筆 | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1943 | Academy Award for Literature | — | — | The American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 1958 | UP Golden Jubilee Literary Contests Poetry Category | — | 詩 | University of the Philippines | 1位 |
| 1961 | Pro Patria Award | — | 文学 | — | 受賞 |
National Artist of the Philippines
1973
Category:
文学
Organization:
Government of the Philippines
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1940
Category:
創作執筆
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Academy Award for Literature
1943
Organization:
The American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
UP Golden Jubilee Literary Contests Poetry Category
1958
Category:
詩
Organization:
University of the Philippines
Result:
1位
Pro Patria Award
1961
Category:
文学
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Footnote to Youth
1933 Short story collectionCollection of tales about Filipino youth and others.
YouthPhilippine society
Have Come, Am Here
1942 Poetry collectionPoetry collection introducing reversed consonance rhyme scheme. Pulitzer finalist.
SelfUniverse
The Anchored Angel
1999 Selected writingsSelected writings edited by Eileen Tabios.
The Emperor's New Sonnet
1942 PoemFamous poem that is essentially a blank sheet.
Bibliography
- Many Voices (1939)
- Poems by Doveglion (1941)
- Have Come, Am Here (1942)
- Volume Two (1949)
- Selected Poems and New (1958)
- Footnote to Youth (1933)
Translations by Author
- Philippine Short Stories: Best 25 Short Stories of 1928 (1929, editor)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Comma poems (commas after every word)Reversed consonance rhyme schemePointillism-like techniqueModernismSurrealism
- Recurring Motifs
- Self-explorationUniverseLoveStillness
Health
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Cerebral stroke, multilobar pneumonia1997年2月Cause of death
Legacy
Honored as National Artist of the Philippines for literature, pioneer of Asian American literature with innovative comma poems and rhyme schemes.
In Popular Culture
- E. E. Cummings' poem 'Doveglion, Adventures in Value' dedicated to him
Quotes
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Poetry should evoke an emotional response. The poet has a breathlessness in him that he converts into a breathlessness of words, which in turn becomes the breathlessness of the reader. This is the sign of a true poet.
Source: Interviews -
In, my, undream, of, death, / I, unspoke, the, Word.
Source: #114 (1949)
Trivia
- Known as the Comma Poet
- Pen name Doveglion from Dove, Eagle, Lion
- In Philippine naming, García is maternal, Villa paternal surname
- Centennial celebration held in New York