Within the pages of this volume run writers and their lives, writers and their works, writers and their readers. Anyone seriously interested in the history, development, and future of Philippine literature has no choice but to submerge himself in the now shallow, now deep waters of reminiscences and recollections, self-appraisals and gossip, regrets and successes. Featured Filipino writers in English in this volume: Paz Marquez Benitez, Casiano T. Calalang, Luis G. Dato, Angela Manalang Gloria, Leon Ma. Guerrero, Maria Kalaw Katigbak, Fernando L. Leaño, Maria Luna Lopez, Salvador P. Lopez, Arturo B. Rotor, Bienvenido N. Santos, Loreto Paras Sulit, Jose Garcia Villa, and Leopoldo Y. Yabes.