Biography of ricaredo demetillo in english

Ricaredo Demetillo (June 10, – ) was a Filipino essayist, poet, and playwright.

It was June Ricaredo Demetillo, 65, poet, verse playwright, literary critic, essayist and author of one novel, had just retired from his teaching duties at the University of the Philippines Diliman. He looked back with satisfaction at his long career as poet and teacher of humanities. These, however, were very minor problems, or so he claimed. Being also aware of the intellectual awakening and growth of my students was one source of my satisfactions, for in this case one is witness to a minor miracle.

In , he went to the State University of Iowa where he obtained his Master of Fine Arts degree, studying creative writing. Returning to the Philippines, he taught for a time at his alma mater, Silliman University. Finally in , he moved to Metro Manila to teach at UP Diliman, where he found the artistic freedom he was looking for.

This warns against the spiritual bankruptcy of Philippine society and at the same time, in search of wholeness and full creativity, undertakes the Dantean journey from hell through purgatory and heaven. This play in verse sets forth the national ideals of freedom, racial equality and goodwill. The poetic play won first prize at the Palanca Memorial Awards.

Ricaredo Demetillo, 65, poet, verse playwright, literary critic, essayist and author of one novel, had just retired from his teaching duties at the University of the Philippines Diliman.

It celebrated the reconciliation of a chastened Kapinangan and Datu Sumakwel, the repentant and wiser husband. These evaluate the respective contributions of Philippine writers, like F. Sionil Jose and Nick Joaquin, together with those foreign writers that form part of our cultural heritage. Demetillo considered these two volumes as important works of literary criticism.