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.

Saturday, July 19, 2014

IF THERE WERE STILL TIME, BUT IT IS LATE

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IF THERE WERE STILL TIME , BUT IT IS LATE (For all the Old Friends) There will be time, there will be time/ To prepare a...

Friday, July 18, 2014

A NIGHTMARE: COUNTERPOINTS

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Amir Schiby added a new photo. A NIGHTMARE: COUNTERPOINTS (For the Palestine Boys Slain on the Beach in Gaza) 1. They were r...

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

HURRICANE POEMS FOR A LARK

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HURRICANE POEMS FOR A LARK 1. Who has seen the Wind? Always the uninvited guest, the wind pushes through the porch into the...

Monday, July 14, 2014

HERE IS WHERE THERE IS

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HERE IS WHERE THERE IS (For the Wee Ones) 1. Little Shadows at Sundown There is where here is: we will find th...

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

THE OTHER SITTER

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THE OTHER SITTER Dark days will always be with us, but they, too, will pass, like wind blowing through gloomy rooms: look...

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

GRACE IN ROSE GARDENS

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GRACE IN ROSE GARDENS (For all the old friends) Why is growing old gracefully the measure of what we look forw...

THE HABIT OF MOUNTAINS

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THE HABIT OF MOUNTAINS It was his grief pursued the habit of mountains: It moved his world. Quietness moved them. There is n...

Saturday, July 5, 2014

A HUMMINGBIRD'S REST

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A painting by Janet Weight Reed, England A HUMMINGBIRD’S REST I could if I tried harder, I could use the rest In...

Thursday, July 3, 2014

ALBERT B. CASUGA: DRUTHERS ON HIS DOTAGE

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ALBERT B. CASUGA: DRUTHERS ON HIS DOTAGE

THE PASSION

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A Poem suggesting a move to another intensity: like old men, while we walk with the "bottoms of our trousers" rolled,...

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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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