Jared Maxilom 7/25/22 Jared Maxilom 7/25/22

Two Poems

Sharjah-based poet Jared Maxilom’s two poems “Cassandra as a Catalonan at Election Night” and “Balang Araw” dig deep into music and the ravines of Filipino political news. With artwork by Leyton Cassidy

Louise Gerodias 8/2/21 Louise Gerodias 8/2/21

What’s a vacation, Mr. Roque?

A trio of haiku in response to a statement by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque that Filipinos are on vacation because of COVID-19

Laszlo Aranyi 2/8/21 Laszlo Aranyi 2/8/21

The High Priestess / A Főpapnő

Hungarian poet, anarchist, and occultist Laszlo Aranyi offers a richly political poem, with an English translation by Gabor Gyukics

Tzy Jiun Tan 6/11/18 Tzy Jiun Tan 6/11/18

US Embassy

“I wanted to punch Uncle Sam and scream” – Tzy Jiun Tan visits the US embassy in Malaysia, in a poem amid the Trump regime.