Short Curriculum Vitae

    He finished his Elementary Education at Parang Elementary School in 1982 and his Secondary Education at Marikina Institute of Science and Technology. Obtained his Bachelor of Arts (AB) Major in Philosophy from University of Santo Tomas in 1990, his Master of Arts (MA) in Filipino Literature from the Ateneo de Manila University in 2001, and his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Filipino from the University of the Philippines-Diliman in 2010. Currently serves as a literature professor at the Ateneo de Manila University's Arts Faculty. In addition, he holds the position of Secretary-General for the Philippine Union of Writers.

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 Michael M. Coroza is a Full Professor and former Chair (2020 - 2023) of the Department of Filipino, School of Humanities, Ateneo de Manila University. He is a graduate and undergraduate teacher of literary translation, creative writing (poetry), and Filipino literature. A multi-awarded poet, essayist, literary translator, and editor, he was granted the Ani ng Dangal (Harvest of Honor) Award by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) of the Republic of the Philippines in 2009 and the S.E.A. Write Award (Southeast Asian Writers Award) by the Royalty of Thailand in 2007.

Biography

 Born                            August 26, 1969

                                     Manila

Occupation                Poet and Professor of Filipino Language and Literature at the Ateneo                                         de Manila University

Language                     Filipino

Notable works            •Dili't Dilim (1997)

                                     •Angry Lights (2002)

                                     •An Unspeakable Song (2021)

                                     •Father Inspired (2009)

                                     •The Boxes of Kalon (2010)

                                     •Grandpa Ding's Lights (2012)

                                     •Muningning Missing (2015)

Notable awards          S.E.A. Write Award, Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature

Spouse                        Jeanette Job Coroza

Literary Works

 

•    Dili’t Dilim (Thought and Darkness). Manila: University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 1997. (Book of Poems)
•   Mga Lagot na Liwanag (Severed Lights). Manila: University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2002. (Book    of Poems)
•   Imbisibol Man ang Tatay (My Father is an Invisible Man). Quezon City: Lampara Books, 2009. (Story Book      for Children)
•   The Boxes of Kalon (Kalon's Boxes). Quezon City: Lampara Books, 2010. (Story Book for Children)
•  The Lambs of Grandpa Ding (Grandfather Ding's Tender Wishes). Quezon City: Adarna House, Inc., 2012. (Story Book for Children)
•  Timely Social Philosophy. Manila: People's Book of the Language Commission Filipino, 2014. (Translation in Filipino of Manuel B. Dy Jr.'s Contemporary Social Philosophy)
•  Nawawala si Muningning (Muningning is Missing). Quezon City: Adarna House, Inc., 2015. (Story Book for Children)
•   Contributions 2013: Words From Different Languages of the Philippines. Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press and Filipinas Institute of Translation, 2015. (Language Studies Book)
•   The Revolution Filipino. Manila: Aklat ng Bayan ng Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2015. (Translation in Filipino of Apolinario Mabini's original work in Spanish, La Philippine Revolution)
•   Literary Work Translation is a Literary Act. Manila: People's Book of Commission on the Filipino Language, 2018. (Monograph)
•  In other words: Selected Translation Interview International Conference 2017. Manila: Aklat ng Bayan ng Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018. (Edited collection of selected papers read by invited speakers at the Salinan International Translation Conference 2017)
•  Dionysius St. Augustine: Some Glimpses of the World, Notes and Lessons on Visiting America. Manila: University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2018. (Edited travelogue essays by Dionisio San Agustin, editor-in-chief of New Life, popular Tagalog broadsheet in the 50's)
•  May Di-Mawaglit na Awit (There's a Song that Can't be Forgotten). Naga City: Ateneo de Naga University Press, 2021. (Book of Poems)
•  Dili't Dilim & Mga Lagot na Liwanag (Thought and Darkness & Severed Lights). Manila: University of Santo   Tomas Publishing House, 2023.

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Awards

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• S.E.A Write Award (2007)
• Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature: Honorable Mention, Filipino Poetry (1991); Second Prize, Filipino Poetry (1998); First Prize, Filipino Poetry (2001); Third Prize, Essay in Filipino (2002); Third Prize, Short Story for Children in Filipino (2007); Second Prize, Essay in Filipino (2008); Second Prize, Short Story for Children in Filipino (2009); Third Prize, Poems written for Children in Filipino (2009).
• Ani ng Dangal (Harvest of Honor) Award from the National Commission for Culture and Arts (2009)
•  National Book Award for Best Book in Language Studies from the National Book Development Board (NBDB) and the Manila Critics Circle (MCC) (2015 and 2016)
•  Rev. Fr. Henry Lee Irwin Memorial Teacher Award for the Humanities from the Ateneo de Manila University (2016)
•  TOTAL (The Outstanding Thomasian Alumni) Award for the Humanities from the University of Santo Tomas (2016)
•   Language Champion on Literature and Translation (Language Champion in   Literature and Translation) from the Commission on the Filipino Language (2019)
•   Special Award Jacinto (Special Jacinto Award) from the Linangan sa Image,   Retorika at Form (LIRA) (2023).

Works Background

     In addition to writing critical essays, poetry, and fiction, he also does literary translation. Kritika Kultura, Philippine Studies, Unita, Tomas, Bulawan Journal of Arts and Culture, Daluyan, Loyala School's Review, and Malay Indonesian Studies are just a few of the national and international literary magazines that have featured his writings. He gained popularity by advancing the "BALAGTASAN," a traditional poetic genre in the Philippines. He writes a column for the literary magazines Liwayway (Dawn) and Haraya (Imagination). He took part in the 2011 "Kuala Lumpur" International Poetry Readings.

Family Background

He married Janette M. Job, a principal of Maria Asuncion R. Tinga High School in 1994, They have three children: Miko Idyale, Jeanne Haraya, and Miguel Bulawan. They have been residents of Nangka, Marikina City since 2005.