1improvised, versified and impromptu long poem delivered in a sing song manner
Dallot
2Dallot is sang during and
Dallot is sang during wedding and baptismal
3Year that the Spaniards arrived in Ilocos Norte
1572
4Ilocano poetry was heavily influenced by
Ilocano poetry was heavily influenced by Spanish poetry
5 , next to Tagalog is said to be richest and highly developed
Ilocano lit, next to Tagalog is said to be richest and highly developed
6“First known Ilocano poet”
Pedro Bukaneng
7“Father of Ilokano Literature”
Pedro Bukaneng
8Work: “Biag ni Lam-ang”
Pedro Bukaneng
9Collaborated with Francisco Lopez in translating Christian Doctrine
Pedro Bukaneng
10“Mother of Ilocano Literature”
Leona Florentino
11“National Poetess of the PH”
Leona Florentino
12Too syrupy for comfort
Too sentimental to the point of mawkishness
Leona Florentino
13Translated earliest known written Ilocano poems from Spanish
Francisco Lopez
14He translated Doctrina Cristiana to Ilocano
Francisco Lopez
15Most widely read Filipino writers in the English Language
Francisco Sionil Jose
16His works are about underpinnings of class struggle and colonialism in Filipino Society
Francisco Sionil Jose
17Work: The Molave and the Orchid (2004)
Author: Francisco Sionil Jose
18Author: Francisco Sionil Jose
Work: The Molave and the Orchid (2004)
19he is well known for his acrostatic poem
Melvin Banggollay