The Broken Places by Teddy Griarte Espela is a warm sadness. Elegant in both English and Filipino, it hits you like an old love rekindles calm in is certainty and beautiful in its longings of time past, and near future Time and place are history here. We are kindred-spirit in the pursuit of self-knowledge and connections, made alive--again and again--by the poet's acute perception, compassion, humility.

1. Philippine Poetry. (English, Filipino).