Teo Antonio (born 1946) is a Filipino poet. He was born in Sampaloc, Manila. He was educated at the

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where he studied

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. Antonio is the son of Emilio Mar Antonio, ''hari ng balagtasan'' (King of Balagtasan—a Filipino form of poetic joust) during the 1950s. Antonio garnered numerous Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Poetry in 1973. 1975, 1976. 1986 and 1998. He also received top prizes during the ''Centennial Literary Contest'' for his epic poem ''Piping-Dilat'' in 1998 as well as Manila Critics' Circle National Book Awards in 1982, 1991 and 1992. He also received a grant as Philippine Representative to the ''World Poetry Reading'' Summit in

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in 1996. Antonio received numerous other distinguished honors including the ''SEA Write Award'' from the ''King of Thailand'' in

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(1995), ''Gawad Patnubay sa Kalinga para sa larangan ng panitikan'' from the City of

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(1996), ''Dangal ng Lipi para sa sining at panulat'' from the Philippine Province of

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(1997) and ''Gawad Alagad ni Balagtas'' (Lifetime Achievement Award) from the ''Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas'' (UMPIL)/''Writers Union of the Philippines'' (2002). Previously, Antonio was UMPIL director and President of the ''Unyon ng mga Tagasalin sa Pilipinas'' (UNTAP). Together with poets

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and Mike Bigornia, he co-founded ''Galian sa Arte at Tula'' (GAT), a writers' group
The University of the Philippines Press

The University of Santo Tomas Publishing HouseThe Ateneo de Manila University Press
an
Anvil Publishing
have published Antonio's ten books. Antonio remains active in poetry jousts and readings across the Philippines as well as in selected international literary events.

External links

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Balagtasan: The Tradition of Debating in Verse by Ruth Elynia S. Mabanglo University of Hawaii Balagtasan as a Socio-Political Medium at the University of Hawaii at ManoaThe Country's Literary Produce for 2000 by Bienvenido LumberaAteneo de Manila University Press
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