Kristian Sendon Cordero

Kristian Sendon Cordero (born 1983, Naga City, Camarines Sur) is a Filipino poet, fictionist, translator, filmmaker, and publisher. He is known for his poetry collections Labi and Canticos: Apat na Boses, his translations of Latin American poetry into Bikol and Filipino, and his films that explore Bikol identity and spirituality. He has received multiple awards, including the SEAWRITE Award (Thailand, 2017), the National Book Award, and recognition from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).

Quotes

• “Poetry is a way of returning to the silence of the soul, but also a way of resisting oblivion.”
• “To write in Bikol is to insist that our language, our memory, and our identity matter.”
• “The poet is both pilgrim and witness, carrying fragments of the sacred and the profane.”
• “Translation is not betrayal; it is a bridge that allows us to inhabit another’s world while keeping our own.”

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