A dozen books from eight award-winning creative writers associated with De La Salle University (DLSU), including a national artist’s latest poetry collection, were launched at the school late last month, signaling the continued vibrancy of its literature department and its Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center (BNSCWC).

Headlining the books was “In Many Ways: Poems 2012–2016” by National Artist for Literature Cirilo Bautista, represented at the “8X12: A Book Launching” event by his wife Rosemarie.