Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

Society and Culture: The Asian Heritage, Festschrift for Juan R. Francisco

Editors: Artemio Palongpalong and Sylvano Mahiwo
Price: PhP 150 • Availability: OUT OF PRINT
Year of Publication: 1999
TABLE OF CONTENTS and INTRODUCTION

This book "consists of articles contributed by scholars who are well-known in their areas of specialization. The articles can be divided into two categories: those dealing with the Philippines, and those covering other Asian countries."