ABOUT THE BOOK

Revolver contains Mike Maniquiz’s more mature meditation on and in response to human conditions that have shaped his consciousness, poetically and socially. That the title has symbolic implications is meant to push meaning beyond the boundaries of the pages and to configurate it within the larger context of Philippine societal realities…. Language, not idea, is the foundation of poetry. Formal structure and its necessary elements, when intensely coalesced, create that poetic explosion that jar the readers to aesthetic wakefulness. This book possesses much of that explosiveness. It should be handled with care, and enjoyed.

– Cirilo F. Bautista

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mike Maniquiz was a reporter in several national daiies before becoming an executive in one of the leading corporate communication agencies in the country. On the side he worked for a couple of government officials as ghost writer and speech writer.

He attended the national workshops of the country, namely Silliman Writers Workshop in 1993, the U.P. Creative Writing Workshop in 1994, and the Iligan Writers Workshop in 1996.

He is a graduate of the University of Santo Tomas, where he was awarded for his poetry. A Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism was received in 1993.

He presently resides in Conchu Street, Project 4, Quezon City.