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The document provides an analysis of the poem "Coming Home to Estancia" by Merlinda Bobis. It discusses how the poem depicts the speaker's nostalgic memories and experiences returning to their hometown of Estancia after being away for a long time.
Gianina Fuentebella. Updated Feb. 21, 2016. Transcript. the 1st and 2nd verses show the waking of the persona after coming home to her hometown. A feeling of nostalgia especially in the 2nd verse. There is still a sense of unfamiliarity because the persona couldn't tell if the citrus scent was grapefruit or lemon. Urbanization or modernization.
the above excerpts from my poem “Pagbalik sa Estancia” [“Coming Home to Estancia”] in Bikol, Filipino, and English. These excerpts introduce my arguments on how I have navigated the lumang dalan [old road], re-living and re-articulating this old road anew according to my present reality as a transnational.
Coming Home to Estancia poetry "there are mornings like this.=may mga agang arog kaini.=may mga umagang tulad nito." Alternative title: Pagbalik sa Estancia. Author: Merlinda Bobis. First known date: 2004. The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers.
cannot swell. only this salt-taste, this dumb remembering, sharp as the flavour. of fish dried on the beach. © 2004, Merlinda Bobis. From: Pag-uli Pag-uwi Homecoming. Poetry in three tongues. Publisher: University of Santo Tomas Press, Manila.
Coming Home to Estancia by Merlinda Bobis talks about how one is feeling nostalgic about his/her hometown. The structure of the verse of the poem is free meaning that the line in each stanza of the poem is uneven. The poem is located in a countryside which is the hometown of the person in the poem.
Coming Home to Estancia by Merlinda Bobis talks about how one is feeling nostalgic about his/her hometown. The structure of the verse of the poem is free meaning that the line in each stanza of the poem is uneven.
