Joel Toledo
Joel M. Toledo (born 1972) is a poet, fictionist, critic, and journalist based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. He has been granted residencies by the Rockefeller Foundation in Bellagio, Italy, and the International Writing Program (IWP) in Iowa, United States. Early life and education. He grew up in the town of Silang, Cavite. He holds a master’s degree in poetry from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, where he also finished two undergraduate degrees (creative writing and journalism).