Santiago B. Villafania
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| Santiago Villafania | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 31, 1971 Pangasinan, Philippines  |
| Occupation | Poet, Web Designer |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Ethnicity | Pangasinan |
| Official website | |
Santiago Bergantinos Villafania is a Pangasinan poet based in Dasmariñas, Cavite, Philippines. Born in Tuliao, Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan on January 31, 1971, Villafania graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Pangasinan in 1991. He is an adjunct faculty member at Emilio Aguinaldo College.
Some of his poems have appeared in local and international print and web publications: Balon Silew, AWARD, Philippines Free Press, Philippine Graphic, ANI, Crowns and Oranges: Works by Young Philippine Poets, Philippine Panorama, Sunday Times Magazine (Manila Times), Magnapoets, The Heron's Nest, HaikuHut's Short Stuff, Ygdrasil, Crimson Feet, In Our Own Words 1 & 2, Picolata Review, MindFire, etc.. His poetry collection in Pangasinan language Balikas na Caboloan is among the works published by the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts (NCCA) under its UBOD New Authors Series (2005).
Villafania advocates for the resurgence of Pangasinan as a literary language. He was awarded the Writer of the Year (2004) by the Ulupan na Pansiansia'y Salitan Pangasinan (Association for the Preservation of the Pangasinan Language) and Award of Merit (2005) by the Association of Writers and Authors for Regional Development (Region I) for his first book, Pinabli tan arum ni'ran Anlong (Beloved and Other Poems) published in 2003.
His second book of poems, Malagilion: Sonnets tan Villanelles, is an attempt to open the propylaea of literary renaissance in Pangasinan.
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[edit] Published Works
[edit] Books
- Malagilion: Sonnets tan Villanelles. (Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino & Emilio Aguinaldo College, 2007).
- Balikas ed Caboloan. (Manila: National Commission for the Culture and the Arts, 2005).
- Pinabli tan arum ni'ran Anlong. (Dagupan City: Okuli Publishing, 2003).
[edit] Poetry
- "Sonnet to a Pilgrim Soul" with translations in different languages
- "Pangasinan Villanelle" in Philippine Literature Portal
- "Vox Pangasinense - Aristos" in MindFire, Winter 2006
- "Haikus" in Simply Haiku, 2005
- "Pangasinan Sonnets" in Our Own Voice, March 2004
- "On A Rainy Night & Other Poems" in The Golden Lantern, 2003
- "Haiku" in The Heron's Nest, September 2002
- "Haiku" in The Heron's Nest, August 2002
[edit] Others
- Pangasinan poetry featured in Christopher Gozum's film Anacbanua (2009) as voice over narration providing concrete ideas and emotions to the cinematic images presented.
- Finalist in Poetry category, 27th National Book Awards, 2007 for Poetry collection "Malagilion: Sonnets tan Villanelles," published by Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino & Emilio Aguinaldo College
- Unang Gantimpala, 2007 Gawad Komisyon (Gantimpalang Tamayo sa Tulang Pangasinan)
- "Retrospect and Prospect of Pangasinan Anlong: Oral Tradition into the 21st Century" - a paper presented at the 1st Conference on Revitalizing the Pangasinan Language and Cultural Heritage
- Co-editor, Ani ng Wika 2006 (Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino)
