Poetry

Check out the poems published in Katitikan – Literary Journal of the Philippine South.


  • For my grandfather, Tomàs   I only know what I am told. Such as the continents you wish to conquer, charted on maps on a…


  • You and Who Remembers  First light at the district. The avenues barely scorched, and already men and women swarm the streets in their tired suits.…


  • Pony Ride   At the emergency room, trauma and tragedy slip in and out of the door. Here is a carousel of chances, lifeline gliding…


  • Para kay Baby River Nasino   Musmos ka pang ilog, iniluwal sa kasagsagan ng katigangan ng lupa, gutom, karahasan. Naging dakila ka kaya sana tulad…


  • Everybody knows a lungful of water  makes a body sink. Everybody knows    a clenched fist makes a perfect weapon  to bruise & bruise & …