Adrian De Leon is an Abagatan (Southern) Ilokano writer and teacher from Manila by way of Scarborough. He is the author of Rouge (2018) and barangay (forthcoming 2021), and co-editor of FEEL WAYS: A Scarborough Anthology (2020). After receiving a BA in English (2014) and PhD in History (2019) at the University of Toronto, Adrian is now an Assistant Professor of American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. He lives in Los Angeles.
His poem “I, Wound” can be read on our website at canlit.ca/article/i-wound.
Canadian Literature issue 239, 60th Anniversary, is available to order through our online store.