Poetry

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


  • When a foreign pathogen enters the body, the body primes itself for its defense. Three things happen: first, its recognition of the enemy; then, a…


  • & I laugh, a small, muffled laugh, unsure if thinking about writing counts as writing. Emptiness is part of the process, I think. Silence, a…


  •      “House panel OKs      bill lowering age      of criminal liability”      – Phil. News Agency, Enero 2019 Minsan pagkatapos ang tagisan sa aming kuwentuhan sa tindahan ni…


  • Wala nalipay ang hardiniro kay gipangkitkit na sa mga hantatawo ang mga dahon. Ang kalunhaw sa iyang mga tanom kaniadto, karon, nangalawos na. Kining mga…


  • At eight in the morning, the elevator is a silent battle ring. There is no victory, only a bullet in the form of luck that…