Rafael Zulueta da Costa (born 1915-1990[1]) was a Filipino poet. He used the name R. Zulueta da Costa as a writer, and Rafael Zulueta as a businessman.[2]

He was a graduate of De La Salle College (now University) where he specialized in business administration. He began writing poems in Spanish and later he also wrote in English.[3] His most famous work is Like the Molave and Other Poems, which won the Commonwealth Literary Award for Poetry in 1940.[4]

References

  1. ↑ José Villa Panganiban; Consuelo Torres- Panganiban (1962). A survey of the literature of the Filipinos. Limbagang Pilipino. p. 265. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  2. ↑ The Mentor book of modern Asian literature from the Khyber Pass to Fuji. New American Library. 1969. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  3. ↑ R. Zulueta da Costa; Lourdes Gatmaitan Bañez (1994). The works of R. Zulueta da Costa: a critical edition. De La Salle University Press. ISBN 971-11-8131-2. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  4. ↑ Cabanilla; J.Q. et.; al. World Literature. Goodwill Trading Co., Inc. p. 206. ISBN 978-971-574-030-2. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
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