Alejandro G. Abadilla, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAlejandro G. Abadilla
Filipino poet, essayist and fiction writer
Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1906
Place of Birth: Rosario, Luzon, Philippines
Date of Death: 26-Aug-1969
Profession: writer, poet
Nationality: Philippines
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Alejandro G. Abadilla
- Alejandro G.
- Abadilla (March 10, 1906 – August 26, 1969), commonly known as AGA, was a Filipino poet, essayist and fiction writer.
- Critic Pedro Ricarte referred to Abadilla as the father of modern Philippine poetry, and was known for challenging established forms and literature's "excessive romanticism and emphasis on rhyme and meter".
- Abadilla helped found the Kapisanang Panitikan in 1935 and edited a magazine called Panitikan.
- His Ako ang Daigdig collection of poems is one of his better known works.
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