Lawrence Lacambra Ypil is a Filipino poet and essayist whose work explores the intersection of text and image, and the role of material culture in the construction of cultural identity.In 2020, he was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards and on the longlist for The Believer Book Awards for The Experiment of the Tropics, the winner of the inaugural Gaudy Boy Book Prize. Lawrence has received MFAs from Washington University in St. Louis and from the Nonfiction Writing Program of the University of Iowa.
Courses
Spring Semester 2026
- ENG-375: Philippine Literature in English
- ENG-412: Nonfiction Writing
Fall Semester 2025
- ENG-411: Poetry Workshop
- ENG-416: Studies: Creative Writing