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Jeff William Acosta

Jeff William Acosta is a poet from Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is a co-winner of the Sahaya: Timpalak Pampanitikan (STP) 2021 of UP Sentro ng Wikang Filipino-Diliman, a 2021 Jack Grapes Poetry semifinalist, and 2022 Foley Poetry Contest finalist. His poems have been published or are forthcoming in America Magazine, Poetry Wales, Kritika Kultura, Tomás Journal, the Margins, the Worcester Review, Native Skin, NOVICE, Strange Horizon, and elsewhere.

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How would I know / when I’m empty and quiet like breath?

Jeff William Acosta

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