Jonel Abellanosa
resides in Cebu City, the Philippines. His poetry has appeared in almost two hundred literary journals and anthologies, including Rattle, Star*Line, Poetry Kanto, The McNeese Review, Pedestal Magazine and Mojave River Review. His poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, the Dwarf Stars and Best of the Net Awards, and shortlisted in the Rhythm Divine Poets chapbook contest in India.
Jonel Abellanosa
Pinakbet
A dish I watched my grandma cook with
zest. I was six or seven.
Bitter gourd because I’m diabetic, my
yearns for sweets squash-yellow.
Canola oil sizzles, the...