Presented by: Vincent Purugganan Apattene Reyes 1-OTA

Author: Carlos Angeles

Born on May 25, 1921 in

Tacloban City, Leyte Married to Concepcion Reynoso He has seven children and 18 grandchildren, all residing in the States He has been living in the USA since 1978.

 He graduated from Rizal High 1938 and went on to

study at various universities, first in pre-medicine and next pre-law. He had one semester at Ateneo de Manila Had two semesters at UP in 1941, where he became a member of the UP Writers' Club And one quarter at Central Luzon Colleges He did not return to school after World War II He became the chief of the Philippine Bureau of International News Service from 1950 to 1958, Guest of the US State Department on a Smith-Mundt leader grant.

 Press assistant under the Garcia administration Public relations manager of PanAm (Pan American)

Airlines from 1958 to 1980. He also served in the board of directors of International PEN, Philippine chapter. He is a member of many organizations: National Press Club in the Philippines Overseas Press Club Overseas Press of America.

Awards: Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, 1964 Republic Cultural Heritage Award for Literature, 1964 (A Stun of Jewels)

Works: Six Filipino Poets of Caper Doveglion Anthology of Best Filipino Poetry of Villa Literary of Farleigh of Dickson University. The Wonderful Machine is his only published short story. A Stun of Jewels which is comprised of 47 poems and dedicated to his wife.

Gabu
The battering restlessness of the sea

Insists a tidal fury upon the beach At gabu and its pure consistency Havocs the wasteland hard within its reach.
Gabu is a place in Ilocos Norte. It is near Pagudpod. Often, when typhoon occurs, large tidal waves go rampant, even affecting Pagudpod itself. These tidal waves devastate the life forms (animals and plants) and even the structures in that place.

 Brutal the daylong bashing of its heart

Against the seascape where, for miles around, Farther than sight itself, the rockstones part And drop into the elemental wound.

This line reflects the sadness of people in times of despair.

 The waste of centuries is grey and dead

And neutral where the sea has beached its brine Where the spilt salt of its heart lies spread Among the dark habiliments of Time.

This line is a description of sadness due to death and suffering as life can cease due to these waves.

 The vital splendor misses. For here

At Gabu where the ageless tide recurs, All things forfeited are most loved and dear. It is the sea pursues a habit of shores.
The 4th line describes that the calamity is strong and it may happen again and again.

It is the sea that pursues a habit of shores.

The last line tells that the sea would really find its way to tell us about the status of people living in that place.

Literary style
Theme : Spirituality and Sorrow

Symbols
Metaphor : water/sea = life
Personification : tidal fury = strong waves Grey and dead = depressing color;sadness

PERSONAL INTERPRETATION

Sources
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Interpretation_of_Gabu_b

y_Carlos_Angeles http://literaturesotherlanguages.blogspot.com/2009/0 6/gabu.html http://peran.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/gabu-bycarlos-angeles/ http://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Angeles