Cirilo F.

Bautista is a poet, fictionist and essayist with

exceptional achievements and significant contributions to
the development of the country’s literary arts. He is
acknowledged by peers and critics, and the nation at large
as the foremost writer of his generation.

Throughout his career that spans more than four decades,

he has established a reputation for fine and profound
artistry; his books, lectures, poetry readings and creative
writing workshops continue to influence his peers and
generations of young writers.

As a way of bringing poetry and fiction closer to the people who otherwise would not have the
opportunity to develop their creative talent, Bautista has been holding regular funded and
unfunded workshops throughout the country. In his campus lecture circuits, Bautista has updated
students and student-writers on literary developments and techniques.

As a teacher of literature, Bautista has realized that the classroom is an important training ground
for Filipino writers. In De La Salle University, he was instrumental in the formation of the
Bienvenido Santos Creative Writing Center. He was also the moving spirit behind the founding
of the Philippine Literary Arts Council in 1981, the Iligan National Writers Workshop in 1993,
and the Baguio Writers Group.

Thus, Bautista continues to contribute to the development of Philippine literature: as a writer,

through his significant body of works; as a teacher, through his discovery and encouragement of
young writers in workshops and lectures; and as a critic, through his essays that provide insights
into the craft of writing and correctives to misconceptions about art.

Major works: Summer Suns (1963), Words and Battlefields (1998), The Trilogy of Saint
Lazarus (2001), Galaw ng Asoge (2003).

Poetry:

Summer Suns (with Albert Casuga, 1963)

The Cave and Other Poems (1968)

The Archipelago (1970)

Charts (1973)

Telex Moon (1981)

Sugat ng Salita (1985)

Kirot Ng Kataga (1995),

Sunlight On Broken Stones (2000)

Tinik Sa Dila: Isang Katipunan Ng Mga Tula (2003)

The Trilogy Of Saint Lazarus (2001)

Believe and Betray: New and Collected Poems (2007)

Third World Geography

Fiction:

Stories (1990)

Galaw ng Asoge (2004)