Hoodlum birds

the long version

Eugene Gloria is interested in illustrating the common man's search for connection to the self and to the world, which is very much apparent in this, his second collection of poems. The speaker of these poems examines his lapsed Roman Catholic identity and his past; Spain, and its long and varied influence on Filipino culture; and the famous pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. These new poems build on what Gloria began in his first book by continuing this sense of collaboration with literary and cultural influence.--Back cover.