Arlene Biala

Arlene Biala is a Pinay poet and performance artist from the San Francisco Bay Area, born in San Francisco and raised in the South Bay. Her work often explores family, diaspora, and Filipino identity, and she served as Poet Laureate of Santa Clara County in 2016 and 2017. She is the author of several poetry collections, including "bone," "continental drift," "her beckoning hands," and "one inch punch."