Carissa Pobre
@carissawrites.bsky.social
writes and works from the Philippines. my writings touch on literature, class, and social action http://slant.school
site: https://criticalmystics.ghost.io/author/carissa
books: Compositions (2023), Formations (2021)
site: https://criticalmystics.ghost.io/author/carissa
books: Compositions (2023), Formations (2021)
all that is to say: very happy & very grateful that i could conclude 2025 with a heartfull essaying for this iteration of slant school. (during the eve of november 30 protest day, no less.) knowledge distribution requires magnetism & magic—not conference chasing culture.
November 30, 2025 at 6:27 AM
all that is to say: very happy & very grateful that i could conclude 2025 with a heartfull essaying for this iteration of slant school. (during the eve of november 30 protest day, no less.) knowledge distribution requires magnetism & magic—not conference chasing culture.
i only do this to my favorite people…
November 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
i only do this to my favorite people…
whenever i read stuff like this. a little big part of me always goes: “it exists.” harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
November 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
whenever i read stuff like this. a little big part of me always goes: “it exists.” harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
yesterday: light afternoon babysitting in streaming recents
November 15, 2025 at 1:21 AM
yesterday: light afternoon babysitting in streaming recents
there is something so ridiculously pinoy, so quintessentially filipino about this statement and this photo. the societal and historical trauma oozing from this pic are breakin my phone.
November 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
there is something so ridiculously pinoy, so quintessentially filipino about this statement and this photo. the societal and historical trauma oozing from this pic are breakin my phone.
October 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
for better or worse my semi-serious public tweeting behavior is on threads —> threads.com/@carissapobre
October 22, 2025 at 9:10 AM
for better or worse my semi-serious public tweeting behavior is on threads —> threads.com/@carissapobre
Pulse Asia: 90% of Filipinos see collusion in flood control projects mb.com.ph/2025/10/15/p...
“Nearly half of Filipinos (46 percent) believe that protest actions are an effective way to ensure government officials involved in corruption are held accountable, Pulse Asia said.”
“Nearly half of Filipinos (46 percent) believe that protest actions are an effective way to ensure government officials involved in corruption are held accountable, Pulse Asia said.”
October 15, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Pulse Asia: 90% of Filipinos see collusion in flood control projects mb.com.ph/2025/10/15/p...
“Nearly half of Filipinos (46 percent) believe that protest actions are an effective way to ensure government officials involved in corruption are held accountable, Pulse Asia said.”
“Nearly half of Filipinos (46 percent) believe that protest actions are an effective way to ensure government officials involved in corruption are held accountable, Pulse Asia said.”
¿¿¿nakaiilan na tayo, god???
October 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
¿¿¿nakaiilan na tayo, god???
dispatches from other platforms.
September 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
dispatches from other platforms.
Fun time to re-read the book Neoliberalizing Spaces in the Philippines.
September 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Fun time to re-read the book Neoliberalizing Spaces in the Philippines.
this book is worth it
August 31, 2025 at 12:50 AM
this book is worth it
i miss them so much
August 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
i miss them so much
do they still make careers for tumblr girls who wrote like this
July 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
do they still make careers for tumblr girls who wrote like this
as some of us know, great elders of american poetry have been passing: Lyn Hejinian, Louise Glück, Marjorie Perloff, Alice Notley, there’s more, and now, Fanny Howe. rest in power in peace.
July 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
as some of us know, great elders of american poetry have been passing: Lyn Hejinian, Louise Glück, Marjorie Perloff, Alice Notley, there’s more, and now, Fanny Howe. rest in power in peace.
javier bardem 🤝 diego luna in their actors on actors conversation 🫶 this heals so much where one may not expect… muy lindo
July 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
javier bardem 🤝 diego luna in their actors on actors conversation 🫶 this heals so much where one may not expect… muy lindo
it’s a MASSEDUCTION on loop kind of day (throwback to how the year 2025 began in january)
July 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
it’s a MASSEDUCTION on loop kind of day (throwback to how the year 2025 began in january)
wow very interesting array of fb comments on the interview of the palestinian ambassador to the philippines on mainstream news… i see one i like (with the right mix of reactions!)
June 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
wow very interesting array of fb comments on the interview of the palestinian ambassador to the philippines on mainstream news… i see one i like (with the right mix of reactions!)
idk why i deleted this, i gon repost it becos sí
June 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
idk why i deleted this, i gon repost it becos sí
everyone has been seeing it! we’re having the Philippines version of the tropical swallowtail moth peak emergence 🦋
tales of getting to know our southeast asia tropical flora and fauna 🐦⬛
question: When and/or how did it become a local Filipino idea that butterflies are spirits that have passed on?
tales of getting to know our southeast asia tropical flora and fauna 🐦⬛
question: When and/or how did it become a local Filipino idea that butterflies are spirits that have passed on?
June 20, 2025 at 7:54 AM
everyone has been seeing it! we’re having the Philippines version of the tropical swallowtail moth peak emergence 🦋
tales of getting to know our southeast asia tropical flora and fauna 🐦⬛
question: When and/or how did it become a local Filipino idea that butterflies are spirits that have passed on?
tales of getting to know our southeast asia tropical flora and fauna 🐦⬛
question: When and/or how did it become a local Filipino idea that butterflies are spirits that have passed on?
i experienced a beautiful maria capra visitation earlier <3 philippine pied fantail (image source: wiki)
✨️majestic vibes✨️
✨️majestic vibes✨️
June 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
i experienced a beautiful maria capra visitation earlier <3 philippine pied fantail (image source: wiki)
✨️majestic vibes✨️
✨️majestic vibes✨️