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.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

A COUNTERPOISE

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  A COUNTERPOISE   How much of this is punishment? Where is the jewel wrapped in stone? Would my Sisyphus escape Tartarian ...
Saturday, October 13, 2012

A SUN-DRENCHED ELSEWHERE

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A SUN-DRENCHED ELSWHERE "Now more than ever do I realize that I will never be content with a sedentary life, that I will a...
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Thursday, October 11, 2012

STAYING ALIVE

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    STAYING ALIVE   Because what we now have is a life we will never have again, something as unrepeatable as living or d...
Tuesday, October 9, 2012

IN SEARCH OF MEANINGS

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  IN SEARCH OF MEANINGS   We point our dishes at the farthest stars, / searching for any crumb of meaning. / Who but the most do...
Sunday, October 7, 2012

TWO MEN IN MY LIFE

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TWO MEN IN MY LIFE*   COIN RACES   For Abuelo Jandro (Don Alejandro F. Casuga+)   Calling it a day at the old Mercado,...

POEMS FOR TWO WOMEN: SUNDOWN TALES AND CANDLES

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TWO WOMEN : SUNDOWN TALES AND CANDLES* SUNDOWN TALES   For Abuela Dora (Sra. Dona Teodora Flores Casuga+ )     All, ...
Saturday, October 6, 2012

THE STILL POINT

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    THE STILL POINT   Stand still. Find your still point. You will find a sanctuary there.   All the wind you can whist...
Friday, October 5, 2012

A WAILING WALL

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    A WAILING WALL    Ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant --- Tacitus*   Either way, distance finds me looking up or...

PAINTING RUINS

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    PAINTING RUINS   That I might smell, that I might see: was a measure of how good my painting would have to be before I...
Wednesday, October 3, 2012

A SWIMMING LESSON

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  A SWIMMING LESSON   For Father (Francisco F. Casuga+)   How much of those happy times would you bring back, like the wave...
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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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