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  • Katitikan Issue 6: Lives of an Anxious Milieu

    Katitikan Issue 6: Lives of an Anxious Milieu

    The 6th issue of Katitikan explores “Lives of an Anxious Milieu,” reflecting uncertainty, unease, and resilience in Southern Philippine literature.

  • Katitikan Issue 5: Writes and Rights

    Katitikan Issue 5: Writes and Rights

    The 5th issue of Katitikan explores “Writes and Rights,” highlighting the intersection of literature, identity, and advocacy in the Philippine South.

  • Katitikan Issue 4: Queer Writing

    Katitikan Issue 4: Queer Writing

    The 4th issue of Katitikan celebrates queer writing, showcasing diverse voices, identities, and experiences from the Southern Philippine literary scene.

  • Katitikan Issue 3: (Re) Imaginations

    Katitikan Issue 3: (Re) Imaginations

    The 3rd issue of Katitikan explores “(Re)Imaginations,” challenging injustices and envisioning radical, just communities through literature.

  • Katitikan Issue 2: Places and Spaces

    Katitikan Issue 2: Places and Spaces

    The second issue of Katitikan explores “Places and Spaces,” delving into how memory, identity, and language shape our sense of belonging and meaning in the world.

  • Katitikan Issue 1: Maiden Issue

    Katitikan Issue 1: Maiden Issue

    Katitikan’s maiden issue redefines the Philippine South through literature—bridging regional, national, and global voices in a dynamic, postcolonial discourse.

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  • The poet dedicates this to her own mother, Lea Belen Santillan. The first poem she has ever written for her. Under the tangerine sky           I frantically…


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  • There are things bigger than me.            Like husking the coconut             to sip its water,            hacking the shell, and scraping the meat            into strands before the…


  • I cannot remain The fairytale of the seafoam Or flicker of maiden?s Face in the pool. By your hand, I churn, fluid  As my temple. …


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