Ambit's Gambit (Albert B. Casuga Literary Blog)

Ambit's Gambit is Albert B. Casuga's blog for his poetry, fiction, essays, literary theory, literary criticism, art criticism, and commentary on life, living, and the human condition.

Friday, April 15, 2011

SOUNDS

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SOUNDS What is it like without sounds? Would a ululation define grief, would it simply be the wind’s howl? The rusty hinge creaking ...

Thursday, April 14, 2011

COLLABORATIVE POETRY 6: A VALEDICTION

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A VALEDICTION And you on the edge of the field, I bow to you/ all in shadow, your patience outlasting us all --- "Salutations...

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

COLLABORATIVE POETRY 5: DESPAIR

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DESPAIR I know I will not catch myself singing in the rain with that white-throated sparrow that’s been at it since daybreak, quite l...

Monday, April 11, 2011

COLLABORATIVE POETRY 4: HEWERS AND CARRIERS (Irony, Colloquialism, and Humour In Poetry)

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Hewers and Carriers: A Collaborative Poem The brew in the cup says bitter, but the tongue—/ the tongue wants to find its way to honey.-...

Sunday, April 10, 2011

COLLABORATIVE POETRY 3: ANSWERS

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Have I not met you at every detour? / Can you tell me what it is that brings you back? …/Each time, have we bent our heads to drink the wat...

Friday, April 8, 2011

COLLABORATIVE POETRY 2: TAKES ON THE SAME PROMPT WITHIN 27 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER, OR GREAT MINDS...

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Created (and posted) twenty-seven minutes apart, these poems were prompted by Dave Bonta's Morning Porch post today. It further illustr...

Thursday, April 7, 2011

COLLABORATIVE POETRY: A DAY AT THE MORNING PORCH

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Tracing a day in the creation of collaborative poetry, I could only marvel at how poetic prompts work for writers who have to be goaded to...

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

A LENTEN DIRGE

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A DARK CROSS A dark cross casts its shadow over the valley, but the blown rain breaks buds burnt like ashes on the forehead of the l...

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

RETURN MAIL (After a Letter to Providence)*: A Collaborative Poem

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Return Mail (After a Letter to Providence) HOME Home will always be what you cup in your hands, protect it, trust that wild winds wil...

Sunday, April 3, 2011

LONG SHADOWS

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LONG SHADOWS Where blends the cane leaves with mist and rain/ Blends the shadow and the movement/ Each defining courage from fear, fear...

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ALBERT B. CASUGA: ALBERT B. CASUGA, a Philippine-born writer, lives in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, where he continues to write poetry, fiction, and criticism after his retirement from teaching and serving as an elected member of his region's school board. He was nominated to the Mississauga Arts Council Literary Awards in 2007. A graduate of the Royal and Pontifical University of St. Thomas (now University of Santo Tomas, Manila. Literature and English, magna cum laude), he taught English and Literature (Criticism, Theory, and Creative Writing) at the Philippines' De La Salle University and San Beda College. He has authored books of poetry, short stories, literary theory and criticism. He has won awards for his works in Canada, the U.S.A., and the Philippines. His latest work, A Theory of Echoes and Other Poems was published February 2009 by the University of Santo Tomas Publishing House. His fiction and poetry were published by online literary journals Asia Writes and Coastal Poems recently. He was a Fellow at the 1972 Silliman University Writers Workshop, Philippines. As a journalist, he worked with the United Press International and wrote an art column for the defunct Philippines Herald.

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