They will launch the reprinted books of Fr. Wilmer Joseph S. Tria and poet Kristian Sendon Cordero at the Richie Fernando Hall (3PM), Ateneo de Naga University in Naga City.
First published in 2006, the Ako asin An Kapwa Ko is a seminal work of Fr. Tria that encourages learners to use the Bikol language in the task of philosophizing. In this new edition, the book has included several poems of contemporary Bikol poets, Bikol folksongs, and several texts translated into Bikol, to further stimulate among its readers the deep appreciation for one’s language and culture. Fr. Tria who heads the Philosophy Department of Ateneo de Naga University has also done several book projects, most notable is the coffee table book Ina and the Bikol People: A Journey of Faith published in 2001. He also served as co-author of An Satuyang Tataramon, a comprehensive study on Bikol languages and has written a children storybook, The First Peñafrancia Fiesta in Bikol released last year.
Described as the enfant terrible of Bikol poety, Kristian Sendon Cordero comes with a ‘revisited’ volume of Bikol poems in his book Pusuanon: Mga Bersong Bikol, which carries the English translations of Marne L. Kilates and H. Francisco V. Peñones Jr. First published in 2007 by Goldprint, an independent publishing house in Bikol, the book of Cordero was cited as a finalist in the 27th National Book Award.
