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, October 21, 2011

THE GHOST TOWN

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THE GHOST TOWN Now that the birch closest to the porch is bare, I notice a large hornets’ nest: a ghost town, a wino’s abandoned bottle i...
Thursday, October 20, 2011

THE STILL POINT

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THE STILL POINT Where should I go/ so the wind can reach through me,/ so I can rifle through life while/ living it.--- From “Great Plai...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

PAINTING RUINS

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PAINTING RUINS   The spicy smell of moldering leaves. On the barn roof, the shadow of a blue jay lands on the shadow of a limb.- --Dave...
Monday, October 17, 2011

HER EMPTY NEST

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HER EMPTY NEST By Albert B. Casuga Far away, farther than the sights of a bird perched on some craggy roost, I follow her every move in t...
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Saturday, October 15, 2011

A WRITER'S CRAFT

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A WRITER’S CRAFT Crevices flourish with signatures of moss. / They might not know it, but even they/ have stories to tell. All is elegy,...
Friday, October 14, 2011

RAIN DANCES

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RAIN DANCES Rain. And in the woods, a continual downward flight of leaves, meandering from side to side like all lost things. The rain fa...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

OCCUPATION

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OCCUPATION There are sparrows occupying Wall Street, as we speak, their quavering notes, grown angry and provoked, scream their mantra: ...
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Saturday, October 8, 2011

THE CRUISE

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T HE CRUISE "We shall not cease from exploration/ And the end of all our exploring/ Will be to arrive where we started/ And know ...
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Friday, October 7, 2011

A FEEDING HEART

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A FEEDING HEART If you have a heart murmur, or if your heart/ murmurs to you what it wants/ or doesn’t want./Ask your doctor if your/...
Thursday, October 6, 2011

THE OTHER SOLITUDE

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THE OTHER SOLITUDE …what is it like to live by oneself? --- From “Dear Solitude” by Luisa A. Igloria, Via Negativa , 10-04-11 On my...
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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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