Ronald Inguillo and his Poems

by

Melchor F. Cichon

Our newly discovered Aklanon poet is a brave and very talented young man. He hails from Bugtong-bato, Ibajay, Aklan but grew up in Jawili, Tangalan, Aklan when his parents, Eden Tiga Temporaza of Panayakan, Tangalan, Aklan and Hanibal Solera Inguillo of Bugtong-bato, Ibajay, Aklan, decided to transfer their residence.

He was born on March 27, 1976.

His name is Jose Ronald Inguillo. But he prefers to be called Ronald.

A graduate of Jawili Elementary School, Ronald continued his studies at Tangalan National High School, then proceeded to RMCAT where he graduated Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology (BSIT) specializing in Machine Shop Technology (MST) in 1998.
After graduation, he went to Manila to work as a machinist but this was shortened when he learned that a certain government agency was hiring a personnel. He was accepted.

He was assigned in Basilan, where he met his future wife Miss Geraldine Tangunan Bonifacio. They have one child, Precious Nadhine Bonifacio Inguillo.

Ronald is now back in the Philippines after his assignment in Liberia.

It was in this country where he joined in my.akeanon.com, particularly in Iskul Bukol where he submitted his poems for comments. After several one-on-one sessions over the internet, this writer told him to make his own way into Aklanon literature.

What does Ronald write?

He is not only a versatile poet, but also a prolific one.

In a few months he was able to produce not only enough poems but something worth studying into for he writes not only love poems but poems with social relevance. His images are fresh and thought provoking.

Here is one of his latest works:

U.S. Airways - -
Naligos sa suba it Hudson
Sa bulig it mga pispis

Ronald experimented in writing Bakod. Bakod is a new type of poetry which I invented in 2008. It is like tanka, the Japanese short poem, but Bakod has five lines with this pattern without losing its poetic characteristics like images, rhyme, etc.

First line--two syllables
Second line--three syllables
Third line--five syllables
Fourth line--seven syllables
Fifth line---five syllables

unga
naghampang
isaeanhon eang
gapamantaw ro nanay
sa may ugsaran

anwang
gatanga
sa kaeangitan
sa sobrang init adlaw
papisok-pisok

This time he writes Aklanon haiku and luwa, where he can express his thoughts clearly.

For more of his poems, please see this link:

http://aklanonlitarchive.blogspot.com/