The Cry of Balintawak occurred on August 26, 1896. The Cry, defined as that turning point when the Filipinos finally refused Spanish colonial dominion over the Philippine Islands. With tears in …

We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,— This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,…

— closing lines of Rudyard Kipling 's If—, first published this year. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). July 7 – …

The poem celebrates the cry for freedom that arose from the people of the Philippines in 1896. It describes how the call for freedom was heard from all walks of life across the country, from …

" Hymn Before Action " is a poem written by Rudyard Kipling in 1896. It takes the form of a prayer by troops to God and to Mary on the eve of battle. The poem was inspired by the 1860 hymn …

‘We Wear the Mask’ is a poem by the African-American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906), written in 1895 and included in Dunbar’s 1896 collection Majors and Minors.

The poem describes the cry for freedom that arose from the Filipino people in 1896 during their revolution against Spanish colonial rule. The cry awakened the entire country, with poets, …

Sep 27, 2019 · He celebrates the freedom and the well-known 1896 Katipunan revolution against Spanish Authorities who were governing in the Philippines who were led by Andres Bonifacio. …