BKL/Bikol Bakla: Anthology of Bikolnon Gay Trans Queer Writing
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Editors: Jaya Jacobo & Ryen Paul Sumayao Illustrator: Don Ramos Country: The Philippines Language: English, Filipino, Bikol Genre: Poetry, Non-fiction Publisher: NAGA GOLDPRINT INC Publication Date: 2019 Pages: 159 (paperback, e-book) ISBN: 978621951720
BKL/Bikol Bakla: Anthology of Bikolnon Gay Trans Queer Writing is the first collection of poems and stories by various Filipino authors, all of which are members of the LGBTQ+ community. The anthology is co-edited by Jaya Jacobo and Ryen Paul Sumayao, illustrated by Don Ramos, and published by NAGA GOLDPRINT INC in March 2019. BKL/Bikol Bakla is a collection of 42 poems, 16 stories, told by 27 different authors from the Bicol region of Luzon in the Philippines. The anthology contains works in the Filipino languages like Tagalog and Bikolnon and some are translated to English.<refname="Anthology">Jacobo, J., & Sumayao, R. P. (Eds.). (2019). Bkl/Bikol Bakla: Anthology of Bikolnon Gay Trans Queer Writing. Naga Goldprint Incorporated</ref> .
Background of Co-Editors (directly from book) Schooled in the same elementary school, the famed and then-all-boys school Naga Parochial School but took different paths in academe, Jaya and Paolo met a couple of decades later, many years after school. Jaya was a professor at the Ateneo de Manila University and Paolo was then a fashion buyer for the country’s top retail company. After meeting through a common friend and several glasses of wine together on many nights, the Arian (Jaya, with moon in Virgo), and the Virgoan (Paolo, with moon in Aries) with the late Carlos A. Arejola’s support, decided to come up with this anthology, envisioning to take into account the many colorful lives in the region lived by queer, trans, and gay Bikolnons. This is their first book together. <refname="Anthology">Jacobo, J., & Sumayao, R. P. (Eds.). (2019). Bkl/Bikol Bakla: Anthology of Bikolnon Gay Trans Queer Writing. Naga Goldprint Incorporated</ref>
Contents The collection contains stories and poems describing life as a queer Filipino in the Bicol region. There are stories ranging from that of longing, of desire, of fleeting moments of connection, of reckoning with guilt, fear, and illness <refname="CNN Phillippines">"The anthology that celebrates queer Bikolnon writing".</ref> . The authors referenced in BKL/Bikol Bakla range from a variety of different professions like writers, filmmakers, teachers, bankers, lawyers, professionals, artists, and illustrators <refname="CNN Phillippines">"The anthology that celebrates queer Bikolnon writing".</ref> . A few of these contributors like Adrian Remodo, Danton Remoto, and Alvin Yapan, are well known for their award winning work in writing and other media.
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