Early stages of Filipino literature -- The Pre-Spanish period -- The Spanish period -- The propaganda and revolutionary periods -- Representatives of Regional literatures -- Philippine literature in English: tradition and change -- Poetry -- The spouse-Luis Dato -- I Have Begrudged the Years-Angela M. Gloria -- To a lost one-Angela M. Gloria -- 1896-Aurelio Alvero -- Evaluations-Alfredo E. Litiatco -- Two volume novel-Alfredo E. Litiatco --When done for three-Alfredo E. Litiatco -- Man of earth-Amador T. Daguio -- Sonnets to a gardener-Trinidad T. Subido -- Like the Molave (an extract)-Rafael Zulueta de Costa -- Poem 10-Jose Garcia-Villa -- I was not young long: I met the soul early-Jose Garcia-Villa -- Gabu-Carlos Angeles -- Song for a dry season-Emmanuel Torres -- Bonsai-Edith Tiempo -- Order for masks-Virginia R. Moreno -- Montage-Ophelia A. Dimalanta -- A way of coming home-Alfredo Salonga -- Song of the teargassed man-Cirilo F. Bautista -- A kind of burning-Ophelia A. Dimalanta -- We kept a jarful of keys-Merlie A. Alunan -- Father-Alfred A. Yuson -- Body English/fathering poets-Ricardo M. de Ungria -- Elemental-Marjorie M. Evasco -- Zero gravity-Eric Gamalinda -- Short stories -- Desire-Paz Latorena -- The bolo-Loreto Paras-Sulit -- Dead stars-Pz Marquez-Benitez -- Zita-Arturo B. Rotor -- My father goes to court-Carlos Bulosan -- How my brother Leon brought home a wife-Manuel Arguilla -- Wedding dance-Amador T. Daguio -- Divide by two-Francisco Arcellana -- May day eve-Nick Joaquin -- Three generations-Nick Joaquin -- The contender-Bienvenido N. Santos -- Faith, love, time, and Dr. Lazaro-Gregorio C. Brillantes -- The virgin-Kerima Polotan Tuvera -- Magnificence-Estrella D. Alfon -- Children of the ash-covered loam-N.V.M. Gonzales -- The level of each day's need-Gilda Cordero-Fernando -- Clay-Juan T. Gatbonton -- Children of the city-Amadis Ma. Guerrero -- In the garden-Jose Y. Dalisay, Jr. -- The homecoming-Paulino Lim, Jr. -- How I spent my summer vacation-Cristina P. Hidalgo -- The drama and the novel -- A portrait of the artist as Filipino (an extract)-Nick Joaquin -- Dusk (an extract)-F. Sionil Jose