The Philippines
The Philippines
Nerissa or Ricci is an associate professor at UST, a creative writing teacher, and a UST Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies resident fellow. Her durational performance art “Elegies” and shorter “Infinite Gestures,” which she presents as poetry in space, has been featured in a diverse range of platforms, including PIPAF, CPP PERFORMATURA, SIPA International Art Festival, Biennale Jogja Equator XV, LAPSody Helsinki, and Grace Exhibition Space New York. She was an early career researcher of GlobalGRACE Philippines, funded by the UKRI’s Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF), and the director of the LGBTQIA Virtual Artistic Residency GlobalGRACE Ph AiR. Her poetry has been featured in various international and national publications and anthologies, including A/PART: An Anthology of Queer Southeast Asian Poetry in the Pandemic. Ricci is an award-winning writer who received the prestigious Palanca Award for Literature in the Philippines.
