Trace the historical

influence of the poem

ANG BAHAD NI ANTOY

MERLIE M. ALUNAN

Born December 14, 1943, in Dingle Iloilo. She is a

Filipina poet. Graduated from Siliman University
with an MA in Creative Writing Center, University
of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College. She
lives in Tacloban City.

PAGDAKOP SA BULALAKAW
UG UBAN PANG MGA BAKAK
(CATCHING A SHOOTING
STAR & OTHER POEMS)

Merlie Alunan published a collection of

Crbuano poems with her own English
translations called "Pagdakop sa
Bulalakaw ug uban pang mga bakak"
(Catching a shooting star &other poems)

Merlie Alunan books not only demontrates her ability to

manipulate words, she demonstrates her power to give a voice
to a wide range of people, from the most rebellious to the
fairy, from ancient times to the future. You will hear the
voices of the victims of the Balangiga Massacre and the
Ampatuan Massacre and you will be amazed at how Merlie
utters words to turn these tragedies to our country into
poems.

ONE OF HER LITERARY WORK IS THE POEM: ANG BAHAD

NI ANTOY

Merlie was not just a poet with an experience. Her power of speech was used to
awaken our emoties so that we would not be able to forget our past as a person and
our nation. And as for me she is one of the people i know that is so great when it
comes to literary poet.

ANG BAHAD NI ANTOY

The historical influence of the poem "Ang bahad ni Antoy"
comes from the literary work and experiences of the writer.
The history of a poem tells about what the subject of the poem
have been through, and the poem will be profoundly influenced
by the culture. The writer wrote all of her poems based on her
experiences and based on tradition.