Adonis durado biography

Visual Communication faculty member wins the Philippines ...

Adonis Durado

Adonis Durado

Born (1975-08-25) August 25, 1975 (age 49)
Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
OccupationVisual journalist, poet
NationalityFilipino
EducationBachelor of Fine Arts
Masters of Fine Arts
Alma materUniversity of San Carlos
Ohio University
Notable worksNot All That Drops, Falls
To Whom It May Not Concern
Who Steps Upon is Stepped Upon
Notable awardsPhilippine National Book Award 2023
NCCA Writers' Prize 2017
Lacaba Prize 2000

Adonis Durado is a Filipino poet, visual journalist, and graphic designer of Cebuano descent.

His poetry collection "Who Steps Upon is Stepped Upon" was awarded the 2023 Philippine National Book Awards.[1] He was born in 1975 in Cebu City, Philippines. He is a fine arts graduate from the University of San Carlos. In 2017, he received the Knight Fellowship from the School of Visual Communication at Ohio University.

He is currently an Assistant Professor at the School Adonis Durado: A peek at a poet's soul - SunStar KIXU