• Poet •Translator

• Literary Historian • Editor

• Critic • Teacher
  Born in March  He used the  Is designated
Was a Graduate as a national
1944, in San Miguel "Rio Alma" as a
courses AB Political pseudonym. artist in literature
de Mayumo,
Science at the Bulacan.
University of the
East in 1963 and MA
in Filipino in 1974 at
the University of the
Philippines.
 It was during this time
(1968) that the critic Bienvenido
Lumbera spotted one of Almario’s
anthologized works and cited it in
an article entitled “Looking Back
at the Future of Philippine
Writing”, (January 3, 1968).
Writing back to Lumbera to thank
him for the mention of his work,
which started their long
correspondence and friendship,
 He has revived
and reinvented
traditional Filipino
poetic forms.
- Makinasyon at
Peregrinasyon 03 - Mga retrato
at rekwerdo
Makinsayon (Machination 1968) ,
Pregregrinasyon (Piligrimage 1970),
wherein he first showed his
unorthodox technique and use of
language. The latter won a national
award.

Muli, sa kandungan
- Doktrinang 04 ng Lupa
Anakpawis
 All his poems were collected and published
by the UP Press in 1990 and titled "Una Kong
Milenyum".
 He organized in his apartment the first of his
weekend workshops for young poets, the
Galian sa Arte at Tula (GAT).
He was featured as the anvil author
on August 2007.
 POETRY
Ang Hayop na Ito, 2004
Estremelenggoles: Bakit ang Dami Nang Gamot, Dumadami pa ang Sakit?, 2004
Sari-Sari: Mga Tula Para sa Mag-aaral, 2004
Sentimental: Mga Tula ng Pag-ibig, Lungkot, at Paglimot, 2004
Supot ni Hudas, 2002
Una Kong Milenyum (Collected Poems, Two Volumes), 1998
Muli, Sa Kandungan ng Lupa, 1994
Mga Retaso ng Liwanag, 1990
Katon Para sa Limang Pandama, 1987
Rio Alma, Selected Poems 1968-1985 (Bi-Lingual Selection), 1987
(A)lamat at (H)istorya, 1986 and 2002
Palipad-Hangin, 1985
Retrato at Rekwerdo, 1984
Doktrinang Anakpawis, 1979
Biyahe sa Timog at iba pang Tula, 1977
Peregrinasyon, 1970
Makinasyon, 1968
 LITERARY CRITICISM
Pag-unawa sa Ating Pagtula: Pagsusuri at Kasaysayan ng
Panulaang Filipino, 2006
Florante at Laura, 2003
Barlaan at Josaphat, 2003
Mutyang Dilim, 2001
Poetikang Tagalog: Mga Pagsusuri sa Sining ng Pagtulang
Tagalog, 1996
Si Tandang Basiong Macunat: Salitang Quinatha ni Fray Lucio
Bustamante, 1996
Panitikan ng Rebolusyon(g 1896), 1993
Kung Sino ang Kumatha kina Bagongbanta, Ossorio, Herrera,
Aquino de Belen, Balagtas, Atbp., 1992
Taludtod at Talinghaga, 1st ed., 1985; 2nd ed., 1991
Balagtasismo Versus Modernismo, 1984
Ang Makata sa Panahon ng Makina, 1972
 LANGUAGE

Tradisyon at Wikang Filipino, 1998

Filipino ng mga Filipino: Mga Asterisko sa

Istandard ng Ispeling, Estilo ng Pagsulat, at
Paraan ng Pagpapayaman sa Wikang
Pambansa, 1993
 ESSAYS

Pacto de Sangre, 2003

Bulacan: Lalawigan ng Bayani at Bulaklak, 2000

Kalahating Siglo sa Ibabaw ng Mundo at Kataka-takang

Alaala’t Engkuwentro, 1988
 MAJOR AWARDS
• National Artist for Literature, 2003

• SEA Write Award, 1989

• Talaang Ginto Poet of the Year, 1984

• TOYM Award for Literature, 1983

• Numerous Palanca, CCP Literary and other writing

awards
Thank you,
sizzZZzz!
- Cyrus De Leon