Joel Toledo
Joel M. Toledo is a poet, fictionist, critic, and journalist based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. He has been granted residencies by the Rockefeller Foundation in Bellagio, Italy, and the International Writing Program in Iowa, United States.
Early life and education
He grew up in the town of Silang, Cavite. He holds a master's degree in poetry from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, where he also finished two undergraduate degrees.Works
Poetry
The Blue Ones Are Machines, Fault Setting Ruins and reconstructions The Long Lost Startle- ''Chiaroscuro''
Fiction
- ''Pedro and the Lifeforce''
Anthologies
Under the Storm: An Anthology of Contemporary Philippine Poetry Caracoa ''2006''Awards, prizes, and fellowships
- 2006 2nd and 3rd Prize Winner, Bridport Prize for Poetry Dorset, UK
- 2011 International Writing Program Fellowship, Iowa, US
- 2011 Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Writing Residency, Bellagio, Italy
- 2005-2006 Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts Writers Prize Recipient
- First Prize, 2005 Don Carlos Palanca Awards for Poetry in English
- Second Prize, 2004 Don Carlos Palanca Awards for Poetry in English
- 2006 Meritage Press Award for Poetry