Further Verses: curated by Pope Bacay

Pope Bacay, Gino Bueza, Indya Gokita, Is Jumalon, Audrey Lukban, Ryle Russel, Jel Suarez, Miles Villanueva

Instruction:

Begin with something you know.

A shape, a sound, a piece of what was once whole.

Hold it until it changes.

Let it resist you.

Let it forget its name.

 Pull apart what you once understood.

Combine what shouldn’t fit.

Follow what feels uncertain.

When it starts to make sense,

unmake it.

You are not here to finish—

only to follow what transforms.

Let the work stay incomplete,

hovering between one thing and another.

That’s where the verse continues.