Father and daughter by gemino abad poems

CONTRARY to what it denotes, “Father and Daughter” is not a book between a father and his daughter. Rather, it is just a father and a daughter writing a book together.

A literary first, “Father and Daughter” (Anvil, 1996) is a collection of poems, essays, and stories by Gemino Abad and his daughter, Cyan.

Father and daughter by gemino abad poems in another light

The book, divided into two sections, reflects the writers’ different personalities as father and daughter. There are very few selections about family, especially on the “Father” section. If there were any story about Gemino’s family, it would rarely be about his daughter but about his twin boys.

The only work that Gemino has done which included his daughter is the introduction of the book. In the form of a letter, the introduction tells how he has neglected his children for writing because almost always he is in “Cumulus.” In this letter, he briefly tells about his family life and how the death of his son caused Cyan’s first sorrow which the latter expresses in a poem wri