Counter-Clockwise: Poems 1965-1969

Winner of the First Prize for Poetry at the 1969 Palanca Awards, Counter-Clockwise: Poems 1965–1969 cements Federico Licsi Espino Jr.’s legacy as one of the most brilliant and versatile voices in Philippine literature.

Capturing the anxiety, transformation, and artistic restlessness of the late 1960s, this collection is a masterful display of avant-garde modernism. Espino weaves together sharp imagery and linguistic precision to confront both the universal human condition and the shifting cultural landscape of the Philippines.

Published by Bustamante Press in 1969

55 pages / Paperback