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'''Andrzej Busza''' (born 1938, Poland), [[Polish Canadian]] poet, translator, essayist. Associated [[Professor Emeritus]] of the [[University of British Columbia]] in [[Vancouver]].<br />
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After the outbreak of the World War II, his family fled through [[Romania]] to [[Palestine]] where they stayed until 1947, when they settled in England. Andrzej Busza studied there in London ([[St. Joseph's College, London|St. Joseph's College]] and [[University College London]] of the [[University of London]]). Soon he became active in Polish émigré literary circles. In 1965 he moved to Canada where for many years he taught [[English literature]] on University of British Columbia.
'''Albert B. Casuga''', (born 1943) is a [[Filipinos|Filipino]]-born [[Canadians|Canadian]] writer.<ref>[https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Albert%20Casuga%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&tab=ns Google scholar citations]. Accessed February 11, 2010.</ref> He lives in [[Mississauga, Ontario]], Canada, where he continues to write poetry, fiction, and criticism after his retirement from teaching. He served as an elected member of his region's school board.<ref>"Five new trustees at Dufferin-Peel board," Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School November 14, 2006, found at [http://www.thebramptonnews.com/articles/1063/1/Five-new-trustees-at-Dufferin-Peel-board/Page1.html Brampton News wetsite] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116044746/http://www.thebramptonnews.com/articles/1063/1/Five-new-trustees-at-Dufferin-Peel-board/Page1.html |date=2010-01-16 }}. Accessed February 11, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.dpcdsb.org/NR/rdonlyres/EA719AED-8D5B-4852-84DE-F52B447B6ADA/8689/AccessDPnewsletterWinter2006.pdf Dufferin School Board website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716025107/http://www.dpcdsb.org/NR/rdonlyres/EA719AED-8D5B-4852-84DE-F52B447B6ADA/8689/AccessDPnewsletterWinter2006.pdf |date=2011-07-16 }}. Accessed February 11, 2010.</ref><ref>"Pinoy candidates weak at the polls," found at [https://www.philreporter.com/Issue-11-16-30-06/Pinoy%20candidates%20weak%20at%20the%20polls.doc Philippines Reporter website]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Accessed February 11, 2010.</ref>
 
He has won awards for his works in Canada, the U.S.A., and the Philippines. His latest work, ''A Theory of Echoes and Other Poems'' was published February 2009 by the University of Santo Tomas Publishing House. He has authored books of poetry, short stories, literary theory and criticism.
Busza's major contribution to the study of English literature comes mainly from his work on [[Joseph Conrad]] life and literary achievements,<ref>''Conrad's Polish Literary Background'' (Rome/London, 1966) and ''Joseph Conrad. The Rover'' (Oxford, 1992, with J.H. Stappe)</ref><ref>[http://www.josephconradsociety.org/conradian_review_niland_mursia.htm Joseph Conrad Society, UK]</ref> including Busza's translations from Polish literature.<ref>''The Revolution of Things'', (Washington, D.C., 1974, with B. Czaykowski); ''Gathering Time: Five Modern Polish Elegies'', Mission, B.C., 1983</ref> He is an honorary member of the Polish Historical Institute in Rome and International Association of University Professors of English. His first published poems appeared in London's Polish literary periodical "Kontynenty" in the 1950s.
 
==Biography==
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Casuga was born in Baguio City, the Mountain Province during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, and grew up in San Fernando, La Union, in the northern Philippines. He finished his elementary education in San Fernando Elementary School ([[Salutatorian]]), his secondary education at the La Union National High School (valedictorian, 1959). In high school, he served as editor-in-chief of the La Union TAB, the pioneer high school newspaper in the Philippines. He married his university classmate, Lourdes Veronica Casuga, with whom he had five children, and at this writing, a grandfather of nine.
* ''Znaki wodne'', Paris, 1969
* ''Astrologer in the Underground'', translated from Polish by [[Michael Bullock]] and J. Boraks, Ohio, 1979
* ''Głosy i refleksje'', translated from English by B. Czaykowski, Berlin, 2001
* ''Scenes from the life of Laquedem'', Toronto/Berlin, 2003, ISBN 0-921724-27-6
 
A graduate (English & Literature, magna cum laude, 1963) of the Royal and Pontifical University of St. Thomas (now [[University of Santo Tomas, Manila]]), he taught English and Literature at the Philippines' De La Salle University and [[San Beda College]]. He was editor of the ''Journal of Arts and Sciences'' in UST (1961–62), ''Graduate School Journal of UST'' (1964), Literary Editor of the ''San Beda College Journal'' (1965-1968), and Assistant Literary Editor of the UST's ''Varsitarian'' (1962). He worked as a journalist with the United Press International (1963–65), and arts writer at the defunct ''Philippines Herald'' in the 70s. As a senior writer of the Philippine literary diaspora in Canada, he worked as writer and editor at the Metroland Publishing Company, publishers of Harlequin books and the country's largest daily ''The Toronto Star''. He taught communications courses at the International School of Business (Canada) of which he was concurrent Communications director at its Mississauga campus (1990–98).
Many individual poems, essays and translations by Busza appeared in literary, cultural and academic journals, i.e.: ''[[Kultura paryska|Kultura]]'' (Paris), ''Fraza'' ([[Rzeszów]]), ''Strumien'' ([[Vancouver]]), ''Akcenty'' ([[Lublin]]), and others.
 
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Casuga was a 1972 Fellow at the Silliman Writer's Workshop in Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Philippines. He was the first winner of the Philippine ''Parnaso'' Poetry Contest in 1970 (now defunct). He won First Prizes in the Mississauga, Canada Library Systems Literary Contests in 1990 (for Fiction), 1996 (for Poetry), and 1998 (for Poetry). He was nominated to the [[Mississauga Arts Council]] Literary Awards in 2007.
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His works were published in the Philippines Free Press, Graphic Weekly Magazine, NOW Philippines, The Sunday Times Magazine, Asia-Philippines Leader, Poetry Magazine (Maryland), Amihan (UST), De La Salle Philosophy Journal, San Beda College Journal., Philippine Writing, and poetry anthologies. His literary criticism was cited by Dr. Isagani R. Cruz in his Beyond Futility (The Filipino as a Critic, 1984, New Day Publishers, Quezon city, Philippines) as one of the more significant literary criticism of Philippine Literature in English.
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Casuga's books include:
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* ''Summer Suns'' (short story collection with Cirilo Bautista), UST Press, 1962, Manila
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* ''Narra Poems and Others'' (poetry collection) San Beda college Publications, 1968, Manila <ref>[http://koha.nlp.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-ISBDdetail.pl?bib=123082 National Library of the Philippines website]. Accessed February 11, 2010.</ref>
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* ''Still Points'' (poetry collection) Flores & Associates, 1970, Manila <ref>[https://openlibrary.org/b/OL4940321M/Still_points ''Still Points'' at openlibrary.org]. Accessed February 11, 2010.</ref>
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* ''In A Sparrow's Time'' (poetry collection) Infocom, 1990, Canada
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* ''Songs for My Children'' (poetry collection) Infocom, 1996, Canada
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* ''The Aesthetics of Literature'' (Literary Theory and Criticism), Asia Foundation & De La Salle University, 1972, Manila <ref>[https://openlibrary.org/b/OL5100927M/aesthetics_of_literature ''The Aesthetics of Literature'' at openlibrary.org]. Accessed February 11, 2010.</ref>
* ''Man in Search of Meaning: Literature'' (Humanities Series), Asia Foundation and De La Salle University, Manila
* ''Man and His Literary Past: The Classical Tradition'' (Humanities Series), Asia Foundation and De La Salle University, Manila
* ''A Theory of Echoes and Other Poems'' (UST Publishing House, Manila, 2009)
 
In addition, his poems have been included in
* ''A Habit of Shores: Philippine English Poetry 1960s'' (UP Press, ed. Gemino H. Abad)
* ''Introduction to Literature (Fiction Poetry Drama) Revised Edition'' by Edilberto K. Tiempo, Miguel A. Bernad, Edith L. Tiempo
 
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://ambitsgambit.blogspot.com Personal literary blog]
* [http://albertbcasuga.blogspot.com Albert B. Casuga blog]
 
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