Biography of virginia moreno
Virginia Reyes Moreno was..
Virginia Moreno
Filipina writer (1923–2021)
Virginia Moreno | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1923-04-24)April 24, 1923 Tondo, Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Died | August 14, 2021(2021-08-14) (aged 98) |
| Occupation | Writer, poet |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Notable works | Batik Maker and Other Poems The Onyx Wolf (1969) |
Virginia R.
Moreno (April 24, 1923 – August 14, 2021) was a Filipina writer, poet, and playwright.
Early life and education
Moreno was born in the Tondo neighbourhood of Manila on April 24, 1923.[1] She studied at the University of the Philippines, where she was editor of the campus newspaper, and at the Kansas Institute of International Education.
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Career
Her first collection of poems Batik Maker and Other Poems was published in 1972; it received the Palanca Memorial Award for Literature. Her play Straw Patriot (1956) was translated into Filipino by Wilfredo Pascua Sanchez in 1967 as Bayaning huwad.
In 1969, she won the National Historical Pl