Joel M. Toledo (born 1972) is a poet, fictionist, critic, and journalist based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. He has been granted residencies by the Rockefeller Foundation [1] in Bellagio, Italy, and the International Writing Program (IWP) [2] in Iowa, United States.
He grew up in the town of Silang, Cavite. [3] He holds a master's degree in poetry from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, where he also finished two undergraduate degrees ( creative writing and journalism). [3] [4]
Joel M. Toledo (born 1972) is a poet, fictionist, critic, and journalist based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. He has been granted residencies by the Rockefeller Foundation [1] in Bellagio, Italy, and the International Writing Program (IWP) [2] in Iowa, United States.
He grew up in the town of Silang, Cavite. [3] He holds a master's degree in poetry from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, where he also finished two undergraduate degrees ( creative writing and journalism). [3] [4]