Bio
Fhen M. was a fellow in a creative writing workshop. His verse “Uyasan” was published in 𝘗𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘭𝘪: 15 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘸. His poems “A Name Whispered in the Wind,” “Yakal House beside the Sabang River,” “You’ll Never Know,” among others appeared in 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢 anthology series. Red Penguin Books’ 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦: 𝘈 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘰𝘧-𝘈𝘨𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 published his piece “Outside the Block Universe.” His poem “Sea Snail” is featured in 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘢/𝘍𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘢 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 by Open Shutter Press. His verses “Pagkita ha Kalibutan,” “Mga Pinanmayaan ha Cancabatoc,” and other siday won in the 1st Chito Roño Literary Awards.
Trigger Warning
I always picture her
wrinkles, crinkles
her once white hair
now falling strands to dust.
she sleeps peacefully
in a soft coffin bed
her marble tombstone marks
in loving memory.
yellow Chrysanthemum
blossoming beside the stone;
near the Sabang river
she had a flower garden.
she is now earth;
her daughter plants flowers
the buds are bursting
the scent is fragrant.