Alfonso is a poet from Butuan City, now based in Manila. His works have been published in UP's LIKHAAN, Ateneo's Kritika Kultura, Voice & Verse HK, Cordite Poetry Review, and Quarterly Literary Review Singapore, among others. He is a member of artist collective, Dakila, and cultural mass organization, Tambisan sa Sining. He currently has four tattoos but would like to add some more.