Consists of written works of various genres (poetry, drama, fiction/prose, nonfiction, media) printed and published from the start of the new millennium up to the present

Pen is mightier than sword

Rizal’s 1889 novel Noli Me Tangere was the impetus that turned Philippine society upside down

When Rizal’s peaceful La Liga Filipina group failed in achieving the political and religious reforms being asked from the Spaniards, younger upstart heroes like Bonifacio and Jacinto who have read his novel were roused into action to establish the revolutionary sect Katipunan

after five years of trial and exile, the entire nation witnessed the execution of Jose Rizal in Luneta by the firing squad.

the Spanish authorities had discovered the whereabout of the katipunan To show their open rebellion, the Katipuneros tore the cedulas and took to their bolos in the Cry of Balintawak

open warfare for the Katipuneros against the Spaniards

by virtue of Proclamation Order 1081, President Ferdinand E. Marcos placed the entire country under Martial Law rule

Era is considered as a very divisive one

a Period of discipline and order

an Era of gross human right abuses, the end of individual rights, and the loss of freedom of expression in Philippine society

Any written literary genre that exemplifies the most outstanding characteristics of particular national literature

Harder to defined and only few regional or national writers can be classified as belonging to world literature

A poet and playwright

The Father of the Modern English Language

Credited for pioneering the Couplet and the Shakespearean sonnet style

His 37 plays tackling any topic under the sun (the most popular being Romeo and Juliet), Shakespeare invented of of these modern dramas that entertain TV and movie audiences nowadays

An aristocrat, pilot, poet, and writer whose novella The Little Prince is now a much loved classic extolling the virtues of love, inner beauty and friendship

The novella is the source of the famous quote: “One who sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eyes.”

Imprisoned for decades during the apartheid (racial segregation by classes)

After his release, he became the President of the South Africa from 1994 to 1999

All of his struggles can be read in his autobiography/memoir – Long Walk to Freedom

1913: The first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for his book anthology of more than a hundred Bengali verses, the “Gitanjali” or Song Offerings

Gitanjali is incomparable for the beauty of imagery as a form of devotion to God and in appreciation for the wonders of nature

A diplomat, poet, and writer

Won the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (1980) and Nobel Prize (1990) for literary excellence

this poem is cited by critics for its unique surrealist style (Octavio paz)

this anthology is noteworthy for its profound and deep analysis of Mexican society (octavio paz)

A popular short story writer and novelist who as a war journalist wrote firsthand accounts on both WW1 and WW2

“Farewell to Arms” recounts the WW1

For Whom the Bell Tolls” depicts WW2

“The Old Man and the Sea” won for him both the Pulitzer (1953) and the Nobel (1954) awards for literary excellence

According to experts, he is one of the greatest in the short story genre

Two of his last works were “The Cherry Orchard” that tackles social change and “A Marriage Proposal” which explores courtship and marriage both with a touch of humor and comedy that amuses audiences

Also known as Local Color

Pertains to any written literary genre that emphasizes characters, dialect, customs, topography, and other features indigenous or native to a specific region

“Father of Ilocano Poetry and Literature.

Blind poet like Homer

Produced an epic for his obra maestra “Biag ni Lam-ang”

His poem collection is written in the local Kapampangan dialect “Salitang Paca-Versu” that earned him accolades here and abroad such as the 1959 Poet Laureate of the Philippines, 1956 “Who’s Who in America”, the “International Who’s Who in Poetry”, and a Nobel Prize Nomination

Bulakeño poet who earned his duplo verses and corrido lyrical metrical romance “Florante at Laura”

“The Father of Tagalog Literature”

“Shakespeare of the Philippines”

Governor of Camarines during the American era

A great writer of Bicolano/Visayan novenas, poems, short dramas, and translations

Credited for creating the first Bicolano newspaper, the “An Parabareta”

“Father of Bicolano Literature”

“Father of Visayan Literature”

Cebuano published short story, "Maming"

He wrote, directed and produced the first Cebuano stage play, "Elena"

A woman writer from Jaro, Ilolo

Born in 1896 - Died in 1978

The time span of her works range from the Spanish, American, to Japanese occupation of the country

Regarded as the most prolific writer in the Hiligaynon language