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Gian Lao

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Born

Quezon City, Philippines

Website

https://gianlao.com

Genre

Poetry, Nonfiction

Member Since

February 2019

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Gian Lao means ‘arduous’ in Vietnam. But Gian Lao is also a writer from Manila, Philippines. His work has been featured in CNN Philippines, Esquire Philippines, the Philippine Star, Rogue Magazine, L’Officiel Manila, among others. He has a love affair with Japan, and he goes back on a regular basis to visit different provinces. He was a finalist in the 2013 Maningning Miclat Poetry Competition, and released his first book of poetry, “All the Winters of My Body” in January 2017. He worked as speechwriter for President Benigno S. Aquino III from 2010-16 and is working a day job in strategic communications.

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	What We Can See of the Sky by Gian Lao (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Antonia Potenciano (Layout), Petra Gana (Photographer) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All The Winters of My Body: Poems it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars