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This POP! Creators entry was sent in by Lydia “ Dada “ D. Lopez, a full-time wife and mother. Here’s her poem entitled Masquerade: Masquerade She dreams of a faraway place Where she can watch sunsets or dance in the rain Live life at her own pace And not worry about what she could lose or gain. Sometimes […]
This POP! Creators entry was submitted by Angela Sison-Galigao, a 3rd-year dermatology resident at the Southern Philippines Medical Center. Her poem is entitled A Bid For Time, check it out: A Bid For Time A sharp wedge through her heart, he’s been A temporary balm, a brief respite, a momentary remedy, But she keeps him there nonetheless, […]
This #POPCreators entry was submitted by Gianfranco U. Ubamos, who said that this poem was for “the ones who are fighting and the ones who have fallen.” Check it out! When the Heroes Fall The heroes have no guns And now they have no homes. No wives, husbands, nor children, no fathers, and no moms. The heroes […]
This #POPCreators entry was submitted by Atty. Ella Balatbat, who identifies herself as “a lawyer by day and a frustrated writer by night.” She tells POP! that these two poems were created as a way to express her sentiments and frustrations about love and relationships. “I am single and like many women who have been [a] victim […]
This #POPCreators entry was submitted by LaKesia D. Session, a 32-year-old woman from Sumter, South Carolina, in the United States. She studied at Morris College in Sumter, South Carolina, from 2007-2013 and has a Bachelor of Arts in English degree. She hopes this poem of hers can remind people who’ve experienced loss that there is still […]
This #POPCreators entry was submitted by Reajane Balbada-Abrigo, a public elementary school teacher, who also happens to be a poetry enthusiast and a freelance “opinion-maker.” Some of her previous works have been published in Mindanao Daily News, Newsline.ph, and Davao Daily Scoop. Here’s her latest poem entitled “I Am A Hero No More”: I Am A Hero […]
This #POPCreators entry was submitted by Mary Jane Boholano. Here is her poem about nature: Remedy Early this morning, the sun was greeted by an offbeat rural symphony of birds’ boisterous screeching, roosters’ majestic crowing, and crickets’ resolute chirping, against the stark contrast of the looming pillars of Skyway 3, and a jungle of heavy machinery, locked […]
This #POPCreators entry was submitted by Ruben D. Escudero, Jr., a teacher at Sulangon National High School in Dapitan City. He wrote the poem for his mother: An Ode To My Only Beloved Sweet were your lullabies as you cradled me in your arms, Gentle were your smiles as I gazed your eyes full of […]