Edith L. Tiempo is a poet, fiction writer, teacher and literary critic was a Filipino writer in the English language. Shewas born in Nueva Vizcaya. Her poems are verbal transfigurations of significant experiences as revealed, in two of her pieces, "Lament for the Littlest Fellow" and "Bonsai." As fictionist, Tiempo is as morally profound. Her language has been marked as "descriptive but unburdened by scrupulous detailing." Tiempo is an influential tradition in Philippine Literature in English. Together with her late husband, writer and critic Edilberto K. Tiempo, they founded and directed the Silliman National Writers Workshop in Dumaguete City, which has produced some of the Philippines' best writers. She was also conferred the National Artist Award for Literature in 1999. Some other awards she received are Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, Cultural Center of the Philippines (1979, First Prize in Novel), and Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas.
Although her works are deep, most of her works speaks to the audience in such a a way that leaves the viewers wanting to talk to the person themselves. I surely have not entirely read most of her works due to the time but that doesn't really stop me from talking about her work. Sad it may seem, her last breath was on August 21 of 2011. That does not, however, stop her from speaking out to her audience with her works. Along with her husband, they were one of the proud writers of the Philippines. Bonsai, in particular, gave off a different feeling. It shows the different meanings of love. How things slowly become the symbol of ones love and the like. I recommend reading even just her poems for starters. You will then see how she speaks to everyone using her words. Some people will always speak to their audience, even though they aren't there anymore.
Although her works are deep, most of her works speaks to the audience in such a a way that leaves the viewers wanting to talk to the person themselves. I surely have not entirely read most of her works due to the time but that doesn't really stop me from talking about her work. Sad it may seem, her last breath was on August 21 of 2011. That does not, however, stop her from speaking out to her audience with her works. Along with her husband, they were one of the proud writers of the Philippines. Bonsai, in particular, gave off a different feeling. It shows the different meanings of love. How things slowly become the symbol of ones love and the like. I recommend reading even just her poems for starters. You will then see how she speaks to everyone using her words. Some people will always speak to their audience, even though they aren't there anymore.
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