Ladlad: An Anthology of Philippine Gay Writing

by J. Neil C. Garcia (Editor), Danton Remoto (Editor)

The first book in the Philippines to raise various gay voices in the call for diversity and equality today. Features poems, essays, plays, and works of fiction written in both Filipino and English.

Genres: Gay, Plays, Fiction, Poetry, LGBT, Anthologies

295 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

J. Neil C. Garcia finished his BA Journalism (magna cum laude) in the University of Santo Tomas in 1990. He is currently teaching creative writing and comparative literature at the University of the Philippines , Diliman, where he also serves as an associate for poetry in the Institute of Creative Writing . He is the author of numerous poetry collections and works in literary and cultural criticism, including Our Lady of the Carnival (1996), The Sorrows of Water (2000), Kaluluwa (2001), Philippine Gay Culture: The Last Thirty Years (1996), Slip/pages: Essays in Philippine Gay Criticism (1998), Performing the Self: Occasional Prose (2003), The Garden of Wordlessness (2005), and Misterios and Other Poems ( 2005) His latest critical work , Postcolonialism and Filipino Poetics: Essays and Critiques , is a revised version of his PhD dissertation in English Studies: Creative Writing, which he completed in 2003. He is currently working on a full-length book, a postcolonial survey and analysis of Philippine poetry in English.

Reviews

[Allan]

how could i read this book?..please help me.

[DC]

The stories and poems here speak of secrets, desires, hopes and realities. With each word, there lies an underlying and almost subtle cry-- one wanting freedom from a homophobic society. Great read.

[Mirvan. Ereon]

This book changed my life. Made me want to be a gay writer. It also made me feel that I am not alone when it comes to being a gay poet or writer because there are a lot of very talented ones.

[Ron]

This book broke the calm, closet surface of gay philippines. Voices unheard before is like a multitude of angels, singing, it's ok to be gay.

[Jingambel]

Borrowed this in secret from the UP Lib back in college.

[Joshua Fernando]

i wan ti read it !

[Jayr Reyes III]

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