Download or read book Bonsaic Verses written by Santiago B. Villafania and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Santiago Villafania writes a poised, sensual poetry (poised and sensual may almost seem like contradictions, but his art lies in their effortless combination). He is never boring or predictable, thanks to his diverse background, his discriminating ear, his impeccable good taste--which, on occasion, he rightly flouts, due to a poetic exigency or imperative urgency." - Ute Margaret Saine, poet, translator, editor

Download or read book As I Tango written by Santiago B. Villafania and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-14 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Santiago Villafania is a searcher with a seemingly insatiable curiosity and endurance. His quest has brought him to explore world poetry from points East and West. He is no stranger to sophisticated verse forms such the Sapphic strophe nor to the diverse permutations of the Japanese haiku. But he is not a formalist, he has daringly explored Asian and Western cultures in a very personal way and writes his mind with a daring, invigorating, aesthetically pleasing ease. In his poetry, Villafania displays not only a breadth, but it feels very much like a breath of fresh air. He has the voice of a poet to be reckoned with." - Ute Margaret Saine, poet, translator, editor "He is not afraid of short or long poems; neither is he daunted by a pack of images that at first glance appear disjointed only to congeal into a gestalt that concretizes his theme. Love poems are among the most difficult to write, but Villafania's poetic mainstay are his expressions of l'amour and is quite comfortable with their emotive persuasion without being maudlin." - Albert B. Casuga, Philippines-born Canadian writer

Download or read book Pinabli Other Poems written by Santiago Villafania and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-09 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pinabli and Other Poems consists of over 200 anlongs (poems), some of these poems in English translated into Spanish, a few haikus and translations of poems by writers who had inspired him like Jose Garcia Villa and e.e. cummings. Most deal with love, which he describes in a language full of imagery and lyricism. Many believe that the Pangasinan language would have died if it weren't for the efforts of Villafania and his colleagues who with great dedication worked against all odds to ensure revival of the language after the long hiatus for Pangasinan literature that lasted for 30 years (1960-90)."Rarely, if ever, has Pangasinan poetry sounded so fierce and tender, sacred and earthy. Santiago Villafania's poetry illuminates the Pangasinan soul, language, culture and identity. His book Pinabli and Other Poems is both delicate and bold; a real contribution to our national literature." -F. Sionil Jos�, National Artist for Literature

Download or read book Malagilion written by Santiago B. Villafania and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The publication of Malagilion: Sonnets tan Villanelles by Santiago B. Villafania should be a source of rejoicing for readers of regional literatures. This second book by Pangasinan's leading poet today is impressive in both form and substance. Villafania has created 300 sonnets and 50 villanelles in his own language that attempt to reflect the primacy of native culture and return the poet to the central stage of social life."– A Boost to Pangasinan Literature from Breaking Signs by Cirilo F. Bautista, poet, fiction writer, painter and educator“Villafania is not only a visionary poet, he is a linguistic philosopher who codifies the origin of language and culture, dissects the myths and the common beliefs of the people against the urban legends, juxtaposes the literary tradition against the modern influences by dialectically infusing them in his poetic revelation of truth.”– Danny C. Sillada, from Poetic Revelation in Language and Culturesurrealist painter, poet, philosopher, musician, performance artist & critic

Download or read book Ghazalia written by Santiago B. Villafania and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-06-28 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: a collection of ghazals in Pangasinan language.

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Download or read book On Love and Barley written by Matsuo Basho and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1985-08-29 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basho, one of the greatest of Japanese poets and the master of haiku, was also a Buddhist monk and a life-long traveller. His poems combine 'karumi', or lightness of touch, with the Zen ideal of oneness with creation. Each poem evokes the natural world - the cherry blossom, the leaping frog, the summer moon or the winter snow - suggesting the smallness of human life in comparison to the vastness and drama of nature. Basho himself enjoyed solitude and a life free from possessions, and his haiku are the work of an observant eye and a meditative mind, uncluttered by materialism and alive to the beauty of the world around him.

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Download or read book Elegy for Iris written by John Bayley and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I was living in a fairy story--the kind with sinister overtones and not always a happy ending--in which a young man loves a beautiful maiden who returns his love but is always disappearing into some unknown and mysterious world, about which she will reveal nothing." So John Bayley describes his life with his wife, Iris Murdoch, one of the greatest contemporary writers in the English-speaking world, revered for her works of philosophy and beloved for her incandescent novels. In Elegy for Iris, Bayley attempts to uncover the real Iris, whose mysterious world took on darker shades as she descended into Alzheimer's disease. Elegy for Iris is a luminous memoir about the beauty of youth and aging, and a celebration of a brilliant life and an undying love.

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Download or read book Thinking Through Mathematics written by Edward A. Silver and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document focuses on how mathematics teaching and learning can be improved by developing more powerful approaches to connect thinking and mathematics. It proposes changing perspectives on what it means to learn and do mathematics and explores how these perspectives can be incorporated into the teaching of secondary school mathematics. Chapter 1 offers a view of mathematics as emerging largely from individual and social activity rather than from textbooks, worksheets, and tradition. The learner is depicted as someone who actively constructs meaning instead of passively receiving it. Chapter 2 considers how a greater emphasis on communication (discussion, debate, recording, and writing) stimulates and uncovers students' learning and thinking and leads to a deeper understanding by both teachers and students. Chapter 3 explores how teachers might encourage greater inquiry and communication in a secondary school class by making minor, but thought-provoking changes in ordinary problems and situations. Finally, chapter 4 gives some practical advice on transforming the mathematics classroom into a place where students are expected not only to absorb and consume mathematics but also to produce and think about it. Contains 17 references and 17 figures. (MKR)

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Download or read book The Mathematical Education of Teachers written by Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now is a time of great interest in mathematics education. Student performance, curriculum, and teacher education are the subjects of much scrutiny and debate. Studies on the mathematical knowledge of prospective and practicing U. S. teachers suggest ways to improve their mathematical educations. It is often assumed that because the topics covered in K-12 mathematics are so basic, they should be easy to teach. However, research in mathematics education has shown that to teach well,substantial mathematical understanding is necessary--even to teach whole-number arithmetic. Prospective teachers need a solid understanding of mathematics so that they can teach it as a coherent, reasoned activity and communicate its elegance and power. This volume gathers and reports current thinkingon curriculum and policy issues affecting the mathematical education of teachers. It considers two general themes: (1) the intellectual substance in school mathematics; and (2) the special nature of the mathematical knowledge needed for teaching. The underlying study was funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The mathematical knowledge needed for teaching is quite different from that required by students pursuing other mathematics-related professions. Material here is gearedtoward stimulating efforts on individual campuses to improve programs for prospective teachers. This report contains general recommendations for all grades and extensive discussions of the specific mathematical knowledge required for teaching elementary, middle, and high-school grades, respectively.It is also designed to marshal efforts in the mathematical sciences community to back important national initiatives to improve mathematics education and to expand professional development opportunities. The book will be an important resource for mathematics faculty and other parties involved in the mathematical education of teachers. Information for our distributors: This series is published in cooperation with the Mathematical Association of America.