Mavulis- The Island Speaks

At the far northern edge of the Philippines lies Mavulis-a wind-swept island where sea, sky, and nation meet. From this threshold emerges a poetry collection that is both intimate and elemental.
Mavulis is a book of poems shaped by water and memory, by borders seen and unseen. These verses move through islands and coastlines, through histories carried by waves, and through the quiet persistence of identity. The sea is not merely a setting here-it is a witness, a boundary, and a voice.
Written in clear, resonant language, the poems in Mavulis explore themes of belonging, sovereignty, loss, and endurance. They speak to readers drawn to nature and place, while offering deeper currents for those interested in nationhood, postcolonial memory, and the poetry of resistance. Each poem stands on its own, yet together they form a map-of islands, of self, and of a people shaped by the ocean.
At once lyrical and reflective, Mavulis invites the reader to stand at the edge of land and look outward-toward the sea, toward history, and toward what must still be named.