Grandmother tells of a summer morning in the mid-forties—just after the Second World War. She was newlywed. An Aeta tribesman descends to her town of Oton in Iloilo and knocks on her door. He peddles death and desire in one vial for one peso. She haggles to fifty centavos. He replies, “But that’s too little, […]
Karlo Sevilla
Karlo Sevilla is from Quezon City, Philippines. He is the author of the poetry collections Metro Manila Mammal (Some Publishing, 2018) and You (Origami Poems Project, 2017). Karlo’s poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Philippines Graphic, Ariel Chart, and Collective Unrest, among others. He is a member of the Rat's Ass Review online poetry workshop.