Karlo Sevilla

Karlo Sevilla writes from Quezon City, Philippines and is the author of three poetry collections: “Metro Manila Mammal” (Soma Publishing, 2018), “You” (Origami Poems Project, 2017), and "Outsourced!..." (Revolt Magazine, 2021). Twice nominated for the Best of the Net ⁠—by Ariel Chart in 2018 and Collective Unrest in 2019⁠⁠—his poems were first published in Philippines Free Press in 1998, then in Pacifiqa and Philippines Graphic in 2015. Hence, he has over 200 poems published in various literary magazines, anthologies, and other platforms worldwide. In 2020, he was one of the contributors to "Pandemic: A Community Poem," which was nominated by Muse-Pie Press for that year's Pushcart Prize. He was among the first batch of students of the Certificate in Literature and Creative Writing in Filipino program of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, and is a member of the Rat's Ass Review online poetry workshop. He also coaches wrestling and Brazilian Luta Livre, and won a gold medal in the 2016 ADCC Southeast Asia – Philippine International Submission Fighting Open and in the Greco-Roman wrestling event of the 2011 Philippine National Games.

List of writing prizes won:

1.	Reader's choice award: Human Rights Online Philippines’ 8th (2018) HR Pinduteros Choice Awards for HR Right-Up

2.	Runner-up, Submittable-Centric Poetry Contest (2018)

3.	Third place, Tanggol Wika's DALITEXT 2018 poetry contest

4.	Poem, "Accidental Book Burning," recognized among The Best of Kitaab 2018

5.	"Dead Drunk in Vientiane & Other Poems," listed among Eastlit 2016 Popular Asiatic Literature

Early Life
Sevilla grew up in Quezon City, Philippines.

Goals
His goals are to publish a minimum of five poetry collections and a thousand poems in various literary magazines.

Philosophy
On his philosophy, Sevilla said he hopes to 'write beautifully according to the highest level of my intelligence and deepest depth of my conscience.'.

Works
Solo poetry collections:

1.	“Metro Manila Mammal” (Soma Publishing, 2018),

2.	“You” (Origami Poems Project, 2017)

3.	"Outsourced! (A Small Collection of Monostichs From an Entry-Level BPO Company Worker in Our Third World-- Er, Developing-- Country)" (Revolt Magazine, 2021).

Publications in literary magazines

1.	Philippines Free Press, issues January 24, 1998 and April 11, 1998

2.	Philippines Graphic, issues July 20, 2015; December 26, 2016; November 13, 2017; February 12, 2018 and April 6, 2020

3.	Small Orange, issue April 2020

4.	Ariel Chart, issues January 2018, March 2018, June 2018, July 2019 and January 2021

5.	Matter, issue September 2017

6.	Collective Unrest, issues February 2019 and March 2019

7.	Spank the Carp, issues May 2016 and October 2020