Christian Jil Benitez is currently finishing his degree in Filipino Literature at the Ateneo de Manila University. His poetry has received recognition in the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature and Maningning Miclat Poetry Awards, and published in Heights and High Chair, among others. His chapbook, from Rhetoric (transit, 2015), was released this year. He lives in Rizal. Visit his website for more information. [Poetry]