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Jose Garcia Villa
Jose Garcia Villa is a poet, literary critic, short story writer, and painter from the Philippines. He was awarded the Philippine National Artist Title for Literature in 1973, as well as the Guggenheim Fellowship for Creativity from Conrad Aiken. He is known to have incorporated the "reverse syllable system" into poetic writing, as well as the widespread use of punctuation - especially commas, which earned him the title of poet of commas. He used the pseudonym Doveglion, which was based on characters he himself derived. These animals were also discovered by another poet, E. E. Cummings in Doveglion, Adventures in Value, a poem dedicated to Villa.
BornAug 5, 1908, Singalong, Manila, Philippine Islands
DiedFeb 7, 1997, New York City, New York, United States
Pen nameDoveglion
OccupationPoet, critic, lecturer
LanguageEnglish
NationalityFilipino
Literary movementModernism, Surrealism
Notable worksThe Anchored Angel, The Emperor's New Sonnet, Footnote to Youth
Notable awardsPhilippine National Artist, Academy Award for Literature, Guggenheim Fellowship, UP Golden Jubilee Literary Contests, Pro Patria Award, Heritage Award

About Jose Garcia Villa

Poet Jose Garcia Villa was born in Philippines on August 5, 1908. He dies at the age of 88, on February 7, 1997.

In the twentieth century, Filipino poet whose work is marked by its unique use of punctuation and rhyme. Among his most well-known works are Footnote to Youth, The Emperor's New Sonnet, and The Anchored Angel.

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Jose Garcia Villa before becoming famous

Jose Garcia Villa was born in the Zodiac sign Leo (The Lion), and 1908 is also the year of Monkey (猴) in the Chinese Zodiac.

Prior to concentrating on creative writing, he studied pre-medicine, pre-law, and art at the University of the Philippines.

Achievement of Jose Garcia Villa

He is affiliated with the modernist and surrealist literary trends.

Jose Garcia Villa's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

During their ten-year marriage, he and Rosemarie Lamb had two sons.

Jose Garcia Villa Collabed with

The pen name"Doveglion" inspired the title of a poem written in Villa's honor by Poet e.e. cummings.

Jose Garcia Villa Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Jose Garcia Villa updated on March 18 2023.