A debut collection of Filipino poems gathered as mga tula ng tahimik na ligalig—quiet meditations on absence and presence, on personal experience set against the social currents that shape it. Velasco’s images settle slowly, leaving the reader with the unease of something almost-seen.

“Velasco’s words and images linger in the reader’s mind, as if a ghost had managed to enter one’s peripheral vision and would not leave nor completely show itself.”
—Jim Pascual Agustin

About the Author
Emmanuel Quintos Velasco has degrees in management engineering and business management from the Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University respectively. He is currently working for a shipping company and teaches in a maritime school.