Pinoy Icons: Kerima Polotan Tuvera

One of her book covers. I think.

She is an icon of Philippine literature in English. Her work is considered canon. But I do not remember reading any of her works. Shame on me for being a literature graduate who does not know her work. Professors, crucify me now.

I did do a Google search on her (shame on me if I didn't), and lo! Her birthday is one day after mine. Which makes her also a Sagittarian. Which makes her cool.


Kerima Polotan Tuvera. 16 December 1925 - 19 August 2011.


*some info from Wikipedia
pic from Blogger