His books of poetry before leaving Manila are Beneath an Angry Star (Anvil, 1992) and Salimbayan (Publikasyong Sipat, 1994). Two books were simultaneously released by the University of Santo Tomas Publishing House in Manila in 2011: Baha-bahagdang Karupukan (poems in Filipino) and Alien to Any Skin (poems in English). The same publisher released two new collections in 2013: Kalmot ng Pusa sa Tagiliran (poems in Filipino) and Sound Before Water (poems in English).
Si Edgar Bacong ay awtor ng Habagat at Niyebe, kalipunan ng mga tulang Filipino at Cebuano na nilathala ng Tuluyang Pinoy Zurich at Mindanews noong 2005. Ilan sa kanyang mga akda ay mababasa sa mga antolohiyang Ani 23 at 34 ng Cultural Center of the Philippines at Obverse 2 ng Pinoypoets. Tubong Dabaw at nakapagtapos ng Bachelor of Arts in Sociology sa Ateneo de Davao University. Dahil sa pag-ibig ay nilisan niya ang bayang kinalakhan at kasalukuyang naninirahan sa Zurich, Switzerland.