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Tagalog is a language spoken by twenty-two million people in the Philippines. Diwata is a Tagalog term meaning'muse.'Diwata is also a term for a mythical being who resides in nature, and who human communities must acknowledge, respect, and appease in order to live harmoniously in this world.In her book Diwata, Barbara Jane Reyes frames her poems between the Book of Genesis creation story and the Tagalog creation myth, placing her work somewhere culturally between both traditions. Also setting the tone for her poems is the death and large shadow cast by her grandfather, a World War II veteran and Bataan Death March survivor, who has passed onto her the responsibility of remembering. Reyes'voice is grounded in her community's traditions and histories, despite war and geographical dislocation.From'Estuary 2':She was born with fins and fishtail,A quick blade slicing water.She was her father's mermaid child,A river demon, elders said.She mimicked her cetaceous brothers,Abalone diving bluest depths.She polished smooth her brothers'masks,Inlaid nacre half moon eyes.She lit oak pyres and bade the windA whispered requiem.Barbara Jane Reyes is author of two previous poetry collections includ

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Author

Barbara Jane Reyes

Publisher

BOA Editions, Limited

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781934414378

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Anthropology, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.11 / 5 (45 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14