The Guerrilla is like a Poet
Description:
The Guerrilla Is Like a Poet, is a book of poems published in connection with the project of the Academy for Cultural Activism to present to artists and students in The Netherlands the role of art and literature in the struggle of the Filipino people for national liberation and democracy. It is divided into four parts:
1. “The People’s Resistance:” poems about the revolutionary struggle of the toiling masses against their foreign and feudal oppressors.
2. “Detention and Defiance:” poems about Ka Joma’s torture and imprisonment by the Marcos fascist dictatorship from 1977-1986.
3. “The Struggle Continues:” poems about the perseverance of the Filipino people and Ka Joma in struggle.
4. Commentaries on Ka Joma’s poetry by Prof. E. San Juan, Jr., Dr. 19 Elmer Ordoñez, Prof. Bien Lumbrera, the late Petronilo Bn. Daroy, the late Alfredo Salanga, Gelacio Guillermo, Nonilon Queaño, Luis V. Teodoro and Edgar Maranan.
Part 1:
1. The Guerrilla Is Like a Poet / Ang Gerilya’y Tulad ng Makata
2. The Bladed Poem / Ang Tulang may Talim
3. The Woman and the Strange Eagle / Ang Babae at ang Dayong Agila
4. Against the Monster on the Land / Laban sa Halimaw sa Lupa
5. The Forest Is Still Enchanted / Nakakabighani Pa ang Gubat
6. Defy the Reptile / Labanan ang Buwaya
7. The Central Plains / Ang Gitnang Kapatagan
8. From a Burning Bush / Mula sa Umaapoy na Palumpong
9. The Coming of the Rain / Ang Pagdating ng Ulan
10. Under the Rain / Sa Ulan
11. Rain and Sun on the Mountains / Ulan at Araw sa Kabundukan
12. The North Star Is Always There / Laging Naroon ang Hilagang Tala
13. In Praise of Martyrs / Papuri sa mga Martir
14. Wisdom from a Comrade / Dunong Mula sa isang Kasama
15. What Makes a Hero / Ang Pagiging Bayani
Part 2:
16. Fragments of a Nightmare / Mga Piraso ng Bangungot
17. In the Dark Depths / Sa Madilim na Kailaliman
18. Pearl / Perlas
19. Gold / Ginto
20. Chemistry of Tears / Kimika ng Luha
21. A Furnace / Pugon
22. A Cool Breeze / Sariwang Simoy
23. Like a Giant, Like a Bird / Tulad ng Higante, Tulad ng Ibon
24. My Poems Are Militant / Militante ang mga Tula Ko
25. I Am Determined To Rise / May Pasya Akong Bumangon
26. My Spiritual Weapon / Ang Aking Sandatang Pandiwa
27. Nothing More Beautiful / Walang Mas Maganda
28. I Am Always with You / Lagi Ko Kayong Kasama
29. You Are My Wife and Comrade / Asawa Kita at Kasama
30. Across Blue Waters / Sa Ibayong Dagat na Asul
31. To Jasm, My Captive Child / Kay Jasm, Anak Ko sa Piitan
Part 3:
32. Sometimes, the Heart Yearns for Mangoes / Minsa’y Sabik ang Puso sa Mangga
33. The Giant Oak (Tribute to Comrade Mao Zedong) / Ang Higanteng Roble (Parangal kay Kasamang Mao Zedong)
34. Monsters in the Market (Song Lyrics) / Mga Halimaw sa Pamilihan (Titik Awit)
35. The Way to a Just Peace (Song Lyrics) / Ang Daan sa Makatarungang Kapayapaan (Titik-Awit)
36. The Charge against Me / Ang Paratang sa Akin
37. Once More Solitary Confinement / Bartolina Muli
38. Cry for Freedom / Isigaw ang Kalayaan
39. The Inquisition / Ang Ingkisisyon
40. Demons in Two Domains / Mga Demonyo sa Dalawang Dominyo
41. My Pen and My Tongue / Aking Panulat at Dila
42. Rulers and Butchers / Mga Naghahari at Mangangatay
43. Stages of My Life / Mga Yugto Ng Buhay Ko
44. How Filipinos Forget the Unforgiveable / Paano Nalilimutan ng mga Pilipino ang Di-Mapapatawad
45. The Master Puppeteer and the Puppets / Ang Maestro ng Titiretero at mga Papet
46. The Monster Ravages the Forests and Mountains / Sinasalanta ng Halimaw ang mga Gubat at Bundok
47. US Is the Terrorist Monster / US ang Teroristang Halimaw
48. The Bells of Balangiga / Mga Batingaw ng Balangiga
49. Tribute to Comrade Andres Bonifacio / Parangal Kay Ka Andres Bonifacio
Part 4:
50. Literary Craft and Commitment (Jose Maria Sison)
51. Beyond Transcendence, Toward Incarnation: The Poetry of Jose Ma. Sison (E. San Juan, Jr.)
52. Beyond Autobiography (Bienvenido Lumbera)
53. Politics and Faith (Alfredo Navarro Salanga)
54. From Literature to Revolution (Petronila Bn. Daroy)
55. The Legacy of Mao and Sison in People’s Literature (Elmer Ordoñez)
56. Jose Maria Sison, Poet of the Proletariat (Gelacio Guillermo)
57. Nom de Guerre: Tribute to Amado Guerrero (Jose Maria Sison) (Gelacio Guillermo)
58. For Jose Ma. Sison and All Poet-Dreamers of the Revolution (Nonilon V. Queaño)
59. Patriot and Poet (Luis V. Teodoro)
60. Jose Maria Sison as Poet
61. The Life and Times of a Seditious Poet (A Poem on Jose Maria Sison) (Ed Maranan)
First Year of Publication: 2013
Publisher: Den Haag: Uitgeverij
Extent: 293 p.
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