Romalyn Ante is a Filipino-British author. She is co-founding editor of harana poetry and a poetry editor at Ambit magazine. Her honors include the Poetry London Prize, Manchester Poetry Prize, Society of Authors Foundation Award, among others. Her debut collection, Antiemetic for Homesickness (Chatto), was named Poetry Book of 2020 by the Poetry School and the Irish Times. It is longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2021.
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A left-behind daughter of the Philippines reflects on her mother’s honorable sacrifice: leaving her family behind to support them while working abroad.
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