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.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

PART 1: CRITICIZING POETRY --- THE ARTISTIC PURPOSE AS A BASIS FOR LITERARY CRITICISM

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PART 1 CRITICIZING POETRY --- THE ARTISTIC PURPOSE The proper object of criticism in poetry is the artist’s achievement in the ob...

PART 2: CRITICIZING THE STYLE OF POETRY

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PART 2: CRITICIZING THE STYLE OF POETRY The formal excellence of a poem could be determined from the style and technique appreciate...

PART 3: CRITICIZING THE STYLE OF POETRY --- LINGUISTIC DEVICES (VERBAL ENERGIES)

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PART 3: CRITICIZING THE STYLE OF POETRY --- LINGUISTIC DEVICES (The Vebal Energies) Style in poetry is best manifested in the use ...

PART 4: CRITICIZING THE STYLE OF POETRY --- LINGUISTIC DEVICES: LITERARY DEVICES

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Part 4: Criticizing the Style of Poetry --- Linguistic Devices: Literary Devices (Words Have It) 2. Literary . The words are the...

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

HELL CANNOT, HEAVEN CAN WAIT: TWO POEMS FOR SLAIN CHILDREN AS COLLATERAL DAMAGES OF WAR

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Magdalene and Sonia Stephen. Killed in Nigeria, Collateral Damages of War, The Toronto Star Photos HELL CANNOT, HEAVEN CAN WAI...

Monday, May 19, 2014

TWO POEMS: BAGUIO ON MY SHOULDERS

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TWO POEMS: BAGUIO ON MY SHOULDERS 1. A Shawl on a Pine Tree Branch You left that shawl on a pine tree branch where I etc...

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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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PART 1: CRITICIZING POETRY --- THE ARTISTIC PURPOSE AS A BASIS FOR LITERARY CRITICISM

PART 2: CRITICIZING THE STYLE OF POETRY

PART 3: CRITICIZING THE STYLE OF POETRY --- LINGUISTIC DEVICES (VERBAL ENERGIES)

PART 4: CRITICIZING THE STYLE OF POETRY --- LINGUISTIC DEVICES: LITERARY DEVICES

PART 5: CRITICIZING THE TECHNIQUE OF POETRY

PART 6: CRITICIZING THE TECHNIQUE OF POETRY -- THE ORDER OF STRUCTURAL PARTS

PART 7: MAJOR ART MOVEMENTS THAT INFLUENCED LITERARY STYLE AND TECHNIQUE

HELL CANNOT, HEAVEN CAN WAIT: TWO POEMS FOR SLAIN CHILDREN AS COLLATERAL DAMAGES OF WAR

TWO POEMS: BAGUIO ON MY SHOULDERS