Jason Bayani is a Filipino poet from the Bay Area. A graduate of San Francisco State University, where he majored in creative writing and theatre arts, Jason immersed himself in the highly-regarded Bay Area spoken word scene.
San Francisco's Tenderloin District, Fremont, CA, Rice Rockets, Oakland, BART trains, Every time I've been punched in the face, longsilog, tapsilog, tocilog, Twin Peaks, makeout sessions at Coit Tower, every night I danced until the morning
Ocean Beach, E-40's lingo, whiskey, Arizona's painted desert, Brooklyn bodegas, Chicago wind chill, my grandparent's farm in Bulocan, my barkada, my Kababayan, my struggle.