Maningning Miclat
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Maningning Miclat was born a Filipino on April 15, 1972 in Beijing, China. She was known for her Chinese bamboo Zen paintings and poetry in three languages: Filipino, Mandarin, and English.[1] In 1987, she published her first book of poems, Wo De Shi, in Mandarin, and held her first solo show of traditional Chinese painting, Maningning: An Exhibit of Chinese Brush Works.[2] She had four more solo shows in her lifetime. Miclat became a Fellow of the University of the Philippines National Writers Workshop in 1990 and won an award for a Filipino play there.[1] She also became a Fellow of the Silliman National Writers Workshop. In 1992, she won the Art Association of the Philippines Grand Prize for a painting entitled Trouble in Paradise and her second book of poetry, Voice from the Underworld, was a finalist in the country's 2001 National Book Award.[3]
In 2000, she fell from the seventh floor of the Far Eastern University in Manila where she was teaching at the time.[4] In 2001, the Maningning Foundation was founded in her memory to celebrate the talents of young artists both visual and written.[5]
[edit] Poetry Publications
- Wo De Shi (My Poems)
- Voice from the Underworld (1987) ISBN 978-9712709340
[edit] References
- ^ a b Maningning Miclat. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
- ^ Maningning Poetry Awards & Concert at Philam. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
- ^ Jorge, Rome. "Maningning still shines for all of us", The Manila Times, The Manila Times Publishing Corp., 2006-08-14. (English)
- ^ Rojas, Joy. "SURVIVORS' TALES: But What Do You Call Someone Who Lost A Child?", Sunday Inquirer Magazine, 2006-01-08. Retrieved on 2007-09-19. (English)
- ^ Ortega Laparan II, Leo. "A night of shining star(tist)s at the Shang", The Manila Bulletin Online, 2004-11-03. (English)
