Nemesio Baldesco Explained

Nemesio Baldesco
Occupation:	Poet, pedicab driver
Language:	Waray
Nationality:	Filipino
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Awards:	Gantimpalang Ani Award for Poetry Gawad Komisyon Karangalang Banggit for Poetry Gawad Parangal of UMPIL

Nemesio “Totoy” S. Baldesco Sr. (born) is a Filipino poet and pedicab driver from Calbayog, Samar who primarily does literary works in Waray.^{[1] [2]} He is a recipient of Gawad Parangal of UMPIL (Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas).^{[3] [4]} He is known as the “Father of Waray Poetry” (Amay han Siday).^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

He was also given the Gantimpalang Ani Award for Poetry in 1994 by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the Gawad Komisyon Karangalang Banggit for Poetry by the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) in 2007.^[1]

Personal life

Baldesco is married to Ana Baldesco who is also a writer. They have children who are also involved in arts and literature.^[1]

References

1. News: Lopido. Neil. Philippine Information Agency. Tricycle driver wins national award on poetry. 2020-07-07. 2010-06-01.
2. Web site: Award-winning Poet to Perform Siday at SSU . Samar State University. 2020-07-07. en-US.
3. Web site: 2017-03-19. PEN to hold free seminar-worshop for literature teachers in Western Samar; top writers featured. 2020-07-07. Inquirer Lifestyle. en-US.
4. News: Umpil to hold writers’ congress, bestow awards in Roxas City . 2020-07-09 . Manila Times . 2018-04-22.
5. Web site: Mercurio . Phil Harold . In Focus: The 5th Lamiraw Regional Creative Writing Workshop . National Commission for Culture and Arts . 2020-09-09.
6. Web site: 6 writers represent R-8 in Taboan Nat'l Writers Festival ugnayan.com news. 2020-07-07. www.ugnayan.com.
7. Web site: Tomasinong makata, hinirang na 'Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas'. Thomasian poet hailed as Gawad Balagtas awardee. 2020-07-07. Filipino.
8. Web site: Samar Heritage Museum, Samar State University, Catbalogan (2020). 2020-07-07. www.schoolandcollegelistings.com.