The Tagalogs are known for “balagtasan” or the tradition of debating in verse. The Bikolanos, too, has a similar art and it is known as “Tigsikan”. Tigsikan is derived from “Tigsik” or the art of expressing a toast or an idea in the form similar to that of the Japanese “Haiku”. Tigsikan is usually heard [...]
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Balagtasan Bikol-style and the piece “Sagkod Ngunian”
Posted in Arts & Literature, Tigsik o Rawit-dawit, tagged Bicol Culture, Bicol Poems, Tigsik, Tigsik o Rawit-dawit on October 19, 2008 | 18 Comments »
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