This week’s poem is written by National Artist Virgilio S. Almario and expresses the bliss that the poet experiences as he finds a pleasant surprise in a flower garden. “Romansa sa Hardin” is a dalít, a traditional Filipino poem with 4 lines of 8 syllables each.
This poem has been published in Almario’s book from Adarna House, “May mga Bulaklak.” Known by his pen name Rio Alma, Almario is a leading poet, critic, translator, editor, teacher, and cultural administrator. He received the country’s highest honor for the arts, the National Artist Award for Literature, in 2003.
Watch this TulaToonz here:
@tulatoonz “Ilapit ang tula sa puso ng madla” ang laging tagubilin ni National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario, at ito rin ang gabay ng TulaToonz sa pagsasa-cartoon ng mga katutubong tulang Filipino sa social media. Handog namin sa kanyang kaarawan ang tulang “Romansa sa Hardin.” Ito ay isang dalit, katutubong tulang Filipino na may apat na taludtod at walong pantig bawat taludtod. Mula ito sa Aklat Adarna na “May mga Bulaklak.” Si Virgilio Almario , kilala sa kanyang sagisag-panulat na Rio Alma, ay nangungunang makata, kritiko, editor, tagasalin, guro, at administrador pangkultura, Pinarangalan siya bilang National Artist for Literature noong 2003.
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