Welcome to the December 2019 Blue Heron Review Feature! Our spotlight poet this month is the very talented, Blue Heron contributor and author, Jonel Abellanosa. His latest collections include, Songs from My Mind’s Tree / 2018 and Multiverse / 2019 (Clare Songbirds Publishing House), as well as, Pan’s Saxophone (Weasel Press, 2019). There is a dream-like, graceful quality to Abellanosa’s work. The reader can’t help but be drawn into the lush imagery and flowing narrative of his poems. Abellanosa reminds us that, “We are all born of light,” and we whole-heartedly believe the energy of these words when experiencing his beautiful, sumptuous verse. These poems are a banquet — a literary feast for the senses. You will want to return to these offerings again and again.

Please visit the Blue Heron Review Featured Author page of our site to read 2 sample poems by Jonel Abellanosa and to learn more about his books.

Jonel Abellanosa lives in Cebu City, the Philippines. His poetry has appeared in numerous journals, including That Literary Review, Poetry Kanto, The Lyric, Blue Heron Review, The McNeese Review, Rust+Moth and Star*Line, nominated for the Pushcart, Best of the Net and Dwarf Stars awards. His poetry collections include, Meditations (Alien Buddha Press) Songs from My Mind’s Tree and Multiverse (Clare Songbirds Publishing House), 50 Acrostic Poems, (Cyberwit, India), and his politically-progressive collection, In the Donald’s Time (Poetic Justice Books and Art). His first speculative poetry collection, Pan’s Saxophone, is available from Weasel Press.