Bienvenido

Lumbera
Leigh Maramot
Julia Cassandra Molina
Liana Eryll Ocampo
Ray Ahllen Pangilinan
Nicole Perez
Kyla May Ramirez
Raizza Leigh Ramirez
Mary Grace Ramos

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 Who is Bienvenido Lumbera?
Lumbera was born in Lipa on April 11, 1932. He
was barely a year old when his father, Christian
Lumbera (a Shooting Guard with a local basketball
team), fell from a fruit tree, broke his back, and
died. Carmen Lumbera, his mother, suffered from
cancer and died a few years later. By the age of five
he was an orphan. He and his older sister were cared
for by their paternal grandmother, Eusebia Teru and
then (She died after the war), his god parents who
had no children took care of him, he was bare 14
years old then.
 EDUCATION
Lumbera received his Litt.B. and M.A. degrees from the University of Santo Tomas in
1950, and then his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Indiana University in 1968.

 ACADEME
Lumbera taught Literature, Philippine Studies and Creative Writing at the Ateneo de
Manila University, De La Salle University, the University of the Philippines Diliman, and
the University of Santo Tomas. He was also appointed visiting professor of Philippine
Studies at Osaka University of Foreign Studies in Japan from 1985 to 1988 and the very
first Asian scholar-in-residence at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
 EXPERIENCES
 He survived the carpet-bombing of his native Lipa in Batangas at the end of World
War II.
 He was arrested by the military in January 1974 and released in December that year.
 A critic, professor, dramatist, poet (with a Palanca Award in the mid-1970s, shortly
after his release from detention)

 Aged 13 at the time, Lumbera chose his godparents because they

could send him to school. He went on to study Literature at the
University of Santo Tomas
 He created a musical based on Carlos Bulosan’s “America Is in
the Heart.” Several highly acclaimed musical dramas followed,
such as “Tales of the Manuvu,” “Rama Hari,” “Bayani,” “Noli
Me Tangere: The Musical” and “Hibik at Himagsik nina Victoria
Laktaw.”
 EXPERIENCES
 Lumbera is a native of Lipa, Batangas, and a product of the University of Santo Tomas
and the Indiana University, and has taught in various universities in the Philippines and
abroad. He was arrested by the military during martial law, in 1974, and detained for a
year
 He was proclaimed National Artist in 2006, and is also the recipient of the Ramon
Magsaysay Award for Journalism and the Carlos Palanca Memorial Award.

 He is the first Filipino artist crowned with laurel leaves cast in

metal which represent his contributions to Filipino culture,
literature, and society.
 Lumbera, who heads the Concerned Artists of the Philippines,
was one of the many who stood against the closure of the Kulô art
exhibit at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) last August
2011.
 AWARDS
 National Artist, April 2006  Visiting Professorship, Osaka
 Ramon Magsaysay Award for University of Foreign Studies
Journalism, Literature, and Creative  Professor Emeritus, University of the
Communication Arts, Philippines
 Pambansang Gawad Pambansang  Philippine Centennial Literary Prize for
Alagad ni Balagtas, Unyon ng mga Drama Cultural Center of the
Manunulat ng Pilipinas. (1993) Philippines Centennial Honors for the
 National Book Awards from the Manila Arts
Critics’ Circle Carlos Palanca Memorial  1st Asian scholar-in-residence at the
Award for Literature. University of Hawaii at Manoa
 Literature Works
of Bienvenido Lumbera
 RAMA HARI (1980) – POP BALLET
Inspired by the Ramayana, Rama Hari is an ancient Sanskrit
epic that follows Rama in his pursuit to rescue his wife Sita from
Ravana. Through the help of an army of monkeys, Rama sets out
to save his beloved and reclaim the throne that rightfully belongs
to him. The Ramayana teaches us that not only is it possible, but
it is also necessary to ensure victory over evil forces. Lord Ram is
the epitome of kindness, compassion, and love. His wisdom and
patience made it possible for him to follow his inner good without
worrying about the loss of luxuries and kingship.
 SERVANT
"SERVANT" by Mr. Lumbera is very heart touching and life
changing. It is very easy to understand and can inspire broken
souls that are being enslaved. It is a free verse poem. Metaphor is
its figurative language which states a fact or draws a verbal
picture from a large point of view. This poem focuses on what
enslaved persons feel. Not literally a slave or servant, but
according to what a person feels. To cut the long story short,
“hope” is always there in the side of every tragic story. New
beginnings follow after harsh endings.
 Ka BEL
"Ka BEL", it is a poem made by Bienvenido Lumbera,He
launch it June 04,2010 to give insights of being a real honorable
leader and the legacy of a true Filipino. The persona in the poem
is a Filipino labor leader or a concerned citizen. It is a true to life
story of Crispin Beltran which he was honored by his fellow
Filipino for his hardships and struggles to fight what is right for
the country. A leader is the one who leads his people to achieve
the progress of the country. But it doesn't mean that leader should
govern the country without accepting the opinions and voices of
his/her people.
 Eulogy of Roaches (1965)
Eulogy of Roaches By Lumbera Beinevido . It is all about the
cockroaches which are said to be honored on the grounds that they have
a ton of things to be grateful for. They don't have laws that they have to
follow to have peace as they are additionally ready to endure the
blemishes of each other, be it the scent or avarice. They don't pass
judgment on each other and doesn't battle to discover any houses to
stay as they can live wherever they need. They don't even need to work
with a specific end goal to consume for the sustenance’s are now laid
for them, they simply need to search for scraps in the places of their
hosts. Their survivals are additionally guaranteed actually for the
jobless bug, in light of the fact that once the waste heaps up,
circumstances will come. Likewise, cockroaches can exist much after
their hosts bite the dust.
 Tagalog Poetry, 1570-1898: Tradition
and Influences on Its Development,
1986
This book provides the perspective that allows readers and critics to read
Tagalog poetry with understanding. In analysis of Tagalog poetry from the
seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries, the author finds tradition being
continually modified by a dialectic which eventually results in the reconciliation
of tradition and outside influences. Since it was first written as a doctoral
dissertation in 1967, this book has been a strong seminal influence. As the first
historico-critical study of Philippine literature, it has pioneered in disovering
methods and setting norms for the study of literature in Tagalog and other
Philippine literature. It has opened the door to continuing research in Philippine
literature, encouraging scholars to retrieve and libraries to preserve documents of
native literature. The study has become both model and inspiration for a
generation of scholars and works in literary history and criticism.
THANK YOU!