Babaylan: An Anthology of Filipina and Filipina American Writers

Babaylan is a luscious collection, both verdant and vibrant. As an introduction to Filipina and Filipina American writing, this book offers an engagingly accessible format, with a cross-genre selections that promise to work well in the classroom for years to come.

For readers already familiar with the history and largesse of women's writings from the Phillipines, this book strikes an imposing figure of literary accomplishment: gathered here are not only the earliest writings by Filipina authors, but fresh new works, as well.

Here, the reader will find not only striking prose in conventional styles, but daring experimental writings deeply imprinting the experiences of women of color. This is a dangerously, provocatively bare collection: you need this book. Go. Get it.