Ainne “Ayn” Frances dela Cruz is a lecturer at De La Salle-College of St. Benilde and De La Salle University-Dasmarinas. She is currently studying for her MA in Comparative Literature at the University of the Philippines. She was a fellow for the 7th UST National Writers Workshop for English poetry. Her work has been published in Philippine Graphic, The Literary Apprentice Light, Philippine Panorama, Perlas ng Silangan, The Argotist Online, Paliparan, Nimrod International Journal: Crossing Borders anthology, and The Bathyspheric Review.

In answer to our question of why she writes, Ayn responded:

“I write because I want to cross the borders of the meridian, I want to go the lengths of the latitudes, because I want my words to cross time and space where my mother is, and I want to let her know, how much, I love her.”

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