Father Gilbert Releases First Bilingual Poetry Book
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NEW YORK: In collaboration with two of Spain's most talented contemporary artists, Father Gilbert has released Diptych/Díptico, his first bilingual poetry book. It contains some of the most damning verses written by a Roman Catholic priest against clericalism, which Pope Francis has condemned as an evil presence in the Church today with the people as its victim, according to Vatican Radio.
Consisting of over one hundred poems in both English and Spanish, Father Gilbert considers the 138-page book as his contribution to the resurgent efforts to promote and revive the Spanish language as a lingua Franca in the Philippines. Since much of over three hundred years of Philippine history is written in Spanish, he believes it holds the key to Philippine national identity.
The artworks of Spanish multimedia artist Vicente Jáuregui are featured throughout the book, along with a single work of the author's sister, Louella Centina Garnado. Spanish poet Antonio Aguirre is introducing the book, and writing the prologue and epilogue, respectively, are Spanish author Josemaría Alonso Alonso de Linaje and Spanish editor and educator Ana Maria Romo de Miguel. Foremost Filipino writer in Spanish, Guillermo Gómez Rivera, praises the Asian American author as a poet who "remains a Filipino at heart" by advancing the Hispanic roots of the Philippines through this bilingual collection.
Diptych/Díptico is his sixth poetry collection.
Consisting of over one hundred poems in both English and Spanish, Father Gilbert considers the 138-page book as his contribution to the resurgent efforts to promote and revive the Spanish language as a lingua Franca in the Philippines. Since much of over three hundred years of Philippine history is written in Spanish, he believes it holds the key to Philippine national identity.
The artworks of Spanish multimedia artist Vicente Jáuregui are featured throughout the book, along with a single work of the author's sister, Louella Centina Garnado. Spanish poet Antonio Aguirre is introducing the book, and writing the prologue and epilogue, respectively, are Spanish author Josemaría Alonso Alonso de Linaje and Spanish editor and educator Ana Maria Romo de Miguel. Foremost Filipino writer in Spanish, Guillermo Gómez Rivera, praises the Asian American author as a poet who "remains a Filipino at heart" by advancing the Hispanic roots of the Philippines through this bilingual collection.
Diptych/Díptico is his sixth poetry collection.
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