He published four seminal books of poems between 1972 and 1993, in which, along with his longtime friend, Bienvenido Lumbera, helped modernize the traditionally sentimental Filipino style.
Rolando Villazón | Rolando Panerai | Rolando Arrojo | Substantia gelatinosa of Rolando | Rolando Navarrete | Rolando Hourruitiner | Rolando Hinojosa | Rolando Garibotti | Rolando Cruz case | Rolando Crespo | Rolando Bohol | Rolando Araya Monge |
1997: Sa Pusod ng Dagat (In the Navel of the Sea), written by Jun Lana, produced by GMA Films; starring Jomari Yllana, Elizabeth Oropesa, Chin Chin Gutierrez, Rolando Tinio, Jhong Hilario; exhibited at the film festivals in Berlin, Munich, Düsseldorf, Singapore, Brussels, Fukuoka, Tokyo, Pusan, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Hawaii, and others; NETPAC Award; FIPRESCI award.