Ramon Loyola Ramon Loyola i(7186283 works by)
Born: Established: 10 Jun 1967
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Philippines,
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Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
; Died: Ceased: 12 Sep 2018
Gender: Male
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1 Someday Fair i "At the crossroads when I am met", Ramon Loyola , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Escape Artists Anthology 2018; (p. 31) Arts Features International : Escape Artists Anthology 2018; (p. 154)
1 You Don't Sound the Same Any More i "Compact and ill lit, the shop invites", Ramon Loyola , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Escape Artists Anthology 2018; (p. 29-31) Arts Features International : Escape Artists Anthology 2018; (p. 151-153)
1 Fringed i "Neither new nor emerging, I am. As more aspirant", Ramon Loyola , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Escape Artists Anthology 2018; (p. 28) Arts Features International : Escape Artists Anthology 2018; (p. 150-151)
1 After the Boat (View from the Shore) i "Trammelled by felled trees on each side of the", Ramon Loyola , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Other Terrain , June no. 5 2018;
1 It's a Chore to Eat a Ripe Mango i "peeled and cured with salt,", Ramon Loyola , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Pencilled In , no. 3 2018; (p. 70-73)
1 1 y separately published work icon The Measure of Skin Ramon Loyola , Sydney : Vagabond Press , 2018 14000079 2018 selected work poetry

'The measure of skin navigates the surging waves of anti-identity sweeping the world today, where one’s propensity to stand out in the crowd — because of skin colour and gender persuasion — becomes a howl for acceptance and recognition in the streets where humanity thrives, in the walls where hope breathes, in another’s touch where love resides. They are poems that are not just about love, but of how love and faith in one’s identity transcend the ideals of a normative reality.' (Publication summary)

1 Phenomenological : Musings on Contemporary Filipino Poetry Ramon Loyola , 2018 single work criticism
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 March no. 85 2018;

'On my frequent trips back to Manila, I often marvel at the range of books and literary material now occupying the shelves of bookstores. There’s the usual fare of fiction thrillers, children’s books, academic and scholarly reference books, and religion-based how-to guides. There’s also a flood of young adult and poetry books.'  (Introduction)

1 Scales, Enclaves i "The scale that weighs my face tips towards", Ramon Loyola , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 84 2018;
1 Broken Things Ramon Loyola , 2017 single work short story
— Appears in: Pencilled In , no. 1 2017; (p. 45-53)
The burning, the explosions, the ruination was punctuated by dead birds falling out of the sky and cries from those whose flesh was scorched, melted to bone and ash by the fires. It was a horrific end to the war that began with the heralding march of doom.
1 To Be a Landscape i "There in the distance,", Ramon Loyola , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Peril : An Asian-Australian Journal , June no. 24 2016;
1 A Rendering of Genes i "My hair is not black but dark brown", Ramon Loyola , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Verity La , June 2016;
1 y separately published work icon Swells in Tiny Rooms Ramon Loyola , Eltham : Blank Rune Press , 2016 10707234 2016 selected work poetry
1 Fullas i "Mine is of a lighter shade.", Ramon Loyola , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Tincture Journal , Spring no. 15 2016; (p. 125-126)
1 y separately published work icon The Heaving Pavement : Epistles on an Anxious Life Ramon Loyola , Hazelbrook : MoshPit Publishing , 2015 9198302 2015 selected work poetry

'Anxiety is an insidious condition. It is debilitating, frustrating and utterly life changing. It inhabits the shadows, the thick rays of light and the dense corners of the dark. In times when there seems to be no escape from it, the simplest thing—a warm touch, a sincere smile—could offer warmth, salvation and solace. This is how it is to be anxious, in epistles of simple truths. The Heaving Pavement is an experimental memoir in verse, prose and illustrated forms.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Words That Don't Mean Anything Ramon Loyola , Moonee Ponds : In Short Publishing Company , 2015 20831617 2015 single work novella

'Like any other schoolgirl, Samira just wants to make friends in Sydney's suburbia, despite the birthmark on her face and her harrowing experience as a refugee from Afghanistan. When she meets Brooke, the promise of friendship becomes enticing. But the actions and words of a select few threaten their hopeful bond. Together, Samira and Brooke face an inevitably vicious world.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon I Look for You in Other Truths Ramon Loyola , Hazelbrook : MoshPit Publishing , 2014 8028632 2014 selected work poetry

'In this new collection of poetry, Ramon Loyola infuses his verses with the same sentimentality and poignancy evident in his debut work, not poems, just words. I Look For You In Other Truths is full of afterthoughts and musings on what you see, smell, touch, hear and feel as you navigate the alleyways of grief, love and loss. It's about the chances you take and the choices you make, the potential and the promise of loving again and the hope of not failing again. It's about the excitement of another's touch and the ecstasy you feel when you dare to touch back. It's about the colours you see in someone else's eyes, the heartbeats you hear, when you're standing really, really close to someone. I Look For You In Other Truths is about your life that is waiting to be shared. Ramon Loyola is the author of not poems, just words: on loving, living and longing, a collection of prose poems written over a period of two decades. I Look For You In Other Truths is his second book.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Not Poems, Just Words : One Loving, Living and Longing Ramon Loyola , Hazelbrook : MoshPit Publishing , 2014 7186341 2014 selected work poetry

'A collection of prose poems on love, loss, longing and yearning, and on dealing with the vagaries of life. This is a small journey from the deepest emotions of love and loss to the sometimes overwhelming realisation of the beauty of life. Less

'A finalist in the 2014 Indie Excellence Awards, this is a collection of prose poems on love, loss, longing and yearning, and on dealing with the vagaries of life. It is a small journey from the deepest emotions of love and loss to the sometimes overwhelming realisation of the beauty of life.' (Publication summary)

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