…it takes long to be endured, composed or rearranged, as in the weathering of rocks. I thought mine could last even for a day…only two things are left of it now.
Gretchen is a poet and essayist from the Philippines, where she embraces life with bipolar disorder and ADHD. Her confessional pieces unpack the complexities of grief, motherhood, relationships, intersections, and the human experience, garnering recognition from the Greg Grummer Poetry Contest and Navigator's Travel Writing Competition.