Jecho Ponce and the art of turning strangers’ stories into poetry

A stuffed toy. Grief. Bullying. Childhood memories. Even difficult life decisions. These are among the subjects that 23-year-old poet Jecho Ponce has turned into poems for strangers in Dumaguete City. Armed with a typewriter, Ponce sits in public spaces and invites passersby to share a story, memory, or idea. He then writes a poem for

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