1. Poetry – Collections 2. Philippine poetry (English) This is Cirilo F. Bautista’s 13th book of poems, written in 2012 to 2016 in an inspired stretch of imagination. They are narrative transcriptions of social and personal experiences that have affected his views of humanity—suffering, pain, hunger, war, love—they are here, interpreted as only Bautista can. Bautista, declared National Artist for Literature in 2014, shows the craft and artistry that put him in the forefront of Philippine literary development.