Mr. Tang Choon James Na, pen name: Yun He, The Philippines, was born and educated in thePhilippines. At age 17, he published his debut poetry collection, Melancholic Score. More books followed: Springtime In Autumn, The Rainbow Snatcher, and The Blue Dust. Na’s Poetry explores a range of techniques, from lyric to aesthetic contemporary forms. In the 80’s, he published two collections:Wild Plant and In the Light of Poetry and Photography. His participation in independently funded. On its 34th anniversary the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipina )UMPIL= conferred the Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas on five Filipino writers. The award is in the highest form of recognition bestowed by UMPIL on local writers who have published exceptional works of literature in any Philippine language. Mr. James Tang Choon Na won his award for Chinese poetry.
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Mr. James Teng Choon Na also is the recipient of the Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas Mayoral Recognition Award from Naga City Government in September, 2008, http:://www.bicolmail.com
Tug-of-War
As a child, with playmates I played
Tug-of-war, a game of strength
Counting on energy and footing
I was highly confident, sure to win or else
After middle age, tug-of-war became a life routine
Confidence shaken, reluctantly
Against the environment, against reality
I played tug-of-war lots more times
Resulting in more defeats than wins
At old age
Tug-of-war is still inevitable
But now, there is a stronger, greater
Terminally confidence crushing
Opponent–
death
