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Lourd De Veyra

Lourd de Veyra has published four collections of poetry, six books of essays, and a novel. He currently works as a broadcast journalist for TV5, and on weekends plays noisy punk metal guitar for the band Kapitan Kulam.
Poetry

TWO POEMS

KUNG FU POEM You killed my master In syllables two seconds out of synch with the lips,while a crooked finger points back to himself, vengeance smoldering in...

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The Father’s Daughter

It was the day I turned eighteen the day when I learned that silence could scream a thousand truths. The afternoon gleam at five o’ clock was golden when I arrived home. It made even the most mundane things shimmer and the air smelled faintly of dust...

JEEPNEY

Consider honestlythis piece of stormin our city's entrails.Incarnation of scrap,what genius of salvage!Its crib now molds our space,its lusty gewgaws our sight.In rut and in flood,claptrap sex of traffic,juke box of hubbub---I mark your pride of zigzagheeds no one's limbs nor light.I sense our truth laughingin our...

Create your everyday oasis this summer with OUR HOME

Via GRAPHIC PLUS — Home becomes more than just a place to stay. It becomes a space to breathe. As more people look for simple ways to create calm and comfort at home, the shift toward everyday wellness continues to shape how we live and design our spaces....

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