Kristian S. Cordero
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Born in April, 1983 in Iriga City, Kristian Sendon Cordero attended San Miguel Elementary School, University of Saint Anthony and took Bachelor of Arts Major in Philosophy at the Holy Rosary Minor Seminar in 2003.
Kristian Cordero's works have gained favorable criticisms from Philippine literary critics. His poetry has also been subject for critical analysis and thesis dissertations in various universities in Bikol region, e.g. Ateneo de Naga University, Universidad de Santa Isabel, University of Nueva Caceres, University of Saint Anthony in Iriga City, Aquinas University of Legazpi and even among the students of University of the Philippines.
He has also written poetry with social commentaries particularly on the issue of tenancy in Hacienda Luisita and the problem of the educational system in the Philippines. The poems were anthologized in two chapbooks published in Manila.
In January 2004, he launched his first book, MGA TULANG TULALA: Piling Tula sa Filipino, Bikol at Rinconada (Goldprint Publishing House), and his second poetry collection SANTIGWAR, Mga Rawitdawit sa Bikol asin Filipino in middle of 2006. (Goldprint Publishing House, 2006).
He writes a column titled Smoldering Wick in the BicolMail paper.
[edit] VARIOUS POSITIONS HELD AND RECOGNITIONS, GRANTS RECEIVED
- Associate Editor, Boronyog, Newsletter of the Holy Rosary Minor Seminary 2000-2001
- Editor-in-Chief, Boronyog, Newsletter of the Holy Rosary Minor Seminary 2001-2003
- Seminarian- Assistant, Museo Seminario de Concillar de Nueva Caceres, 2000-2004 National Fellow to the 42nd University of the Philippines National Writers Workshop (Bikol Poetry) held in Baguio City on April-May 2003
- National Fellow to the 4th Ateneo de Manila National Writers Workshop(Filipino Poetry) held in the Ateneo Campus in Quezon City on October 2003
- Writing Fellow to the 2nd Pagsurat Bikolnon, Aquinas University of Legazpi (Bikol Fiction) held in Legazpi City on February 2004
- Ikalawang Gantimpala HOMELIFE ANNUAL POETRY CONTEST Filipino Category, 1999. He also holds the record being the youngest winning poet in the said competition.
- Recipient SUMAGANG AWARDS for Poetry and Campus Journalism 36th City Charter Anniversary, Local Government of Iriga City September 2003
- Grand Prize Winner PREMIO TOMAS AREJOLA PARA SA LITERATURANG BIKOLNON( Rawit-Dawit) September 2004
- Unang Gantimpala HOMELIFE GRAND JUBILLEE CELEBRATION Filipino Category, December 2004
- Bikol Poet of the Year BIKOL REPORTER, December 2005
- Columnist BICOL MAIL, August 2003- present
[edit] PUBLICATIONS
His literary works have been published in the following magazines, anthologies and internet sites:
- HOMELIFE, ed. Leoncio P. Deriada, Saint Pauls Publishing
- SUNDAY INQUIRER MAGAZINE, ed. Ruel S. De Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer
- HINGOWA, scholarly journal of the Holy Rosary Minor Seminary
- BURAK, ed. Gode B. Calleja, Ottawa, Canada
- BIKOL REPORTER, ed. Frank Peñones, Naga City
- MONTAGE, literary journal of University of Santo Tomas, España, Manila
- LATIAN, literary journal of Aquinas University of Legazpi, Legazpi City
- U.P. LITERARY APPRENTICE, University of the Philippines, Diliman
- 24/7: an anthology of the country’s leading poets,
- Philippine Collegian, University of the Philippines
- PHILLIPINE SURVEY OF LITERATURE, ed. Ian Casocot, Siliman University, Dumaguete City
- DALITYAPI ed. Santiago Villafania, Pangasinan
- SUMAGANG, Local Government of Iriga City
- HULAGWAY, ed. Roberto Anoñuevo and Romulo Baquiran
- SAN AG Issue No. 5, ed. John Iremil Teodoro, University of san Agustin, Iloilo City
- SA KABILA NG RITMO, anthology of new Filipino poets (www.emanila.com)
