National artist of the philippines Bienvenido L. Lumbera (April 11, – September 28, ) was a Filipino poet, critic and dramatist. [1] Lumbera is known for his nationalist writing and for his leading role in the Filipinization movement in Philippine literature in the s, which resulted in his being one of the many writers and academics jailed during Ferdinand Marcos.
Virgilio almario With his passing on September 28, National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera left behind a legacy of fearless activism, harnessing the power of literature and the arts for the cause of freedom, truth, and nationalism.
Edith tiempo With his passing on September 28, , at the age of 89, Dr. Lumbera—Ka Bien to his friends and colleagues—left behind a distinguished body of works and a legacy of fearless activism, harnessing the power of literature and the arts for the cause of freedom, truth, and nationalism.
Cirilo f bautista Bienvenido Lumbera is a poet, critic and dramatist from the Philippines. He is a National Artist of the Philippines and a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communications.
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Bienvenido Lumbera is currently the editor of sanghaya (National Commission on Culture and the Arts), Professor at the Department of English in the School of Humanities of the Ateneo de Manila University, Emeritus Professor at the Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature, College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines. Wealth brought learning and With the collapse of the authoritarian regime in , Lumbera lifted his self-imposed censorship and engaged more openly in antigovernment protests, lending his voice to the causes of mass movements.
A brief political biography This is a slightly edited version of the author’s Introduction to Bienvenido Lumbera at “Bienvenidos: Sa Muling Pagbabalik,” a program initiated by the School of Humanities, Ateneo de Manila University, to honor the new National Artist.
Bienvenido Lumbera, born on April A brief political biography and intellectual history cum obituary, the essay by Charlie Samuya Veric examines the life and legacy of Bienvenido Lumbera as a foundational Filipino postcolonial writer. On the one hand, the essay examines Lumbera's development in the context of the transition of the Philippines from an American colony to a nominal.