Christopher Rose used to reside in Olongapo City, and he currently serves as the chair of the English department for the Cascade campus of Portland Community College in Portland, Oregon. His poems have appeared in Crabfat, Chelsea Station, Fjords Review, The Pariahs Anthology, Yellow Chair Review, TAYO Literary Magazine, The Hawaii Review, among other places. He has received grants from the Oregon Arts Commission and Regional Arts and Culture Council, and he has received fellowships from Cave Canem and VONA. [Poetry]