I have always had two passions, writing and mathematics. I took up Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Mathematics and worked as member of the faculty at the University of the Philippines for five years. A few years ago, I resigned my teaching post to pursue a writing career. I now currently hold a three-tier job at Game Services Group, Inc. – I’m a creative / technical writer, mathematical analyst and academic consultant. The mixture of glamor and chaos of the Makati Central Business District, where my office is, gives me the inspiration to continue writing for myself despite being busy.
Published Works:
Beautiful Fever (compiled poems)
- Streetscape Publishing, Inc., 2012
Cognac for the Soul (compiled poems)
- Streetscape Publishing, Inc., 2012
The Espresso Effect (novel)
- Data Access Publishing of Manila and Bo’s Coffee, Inc., September 2010
181 Dreams: Heart, Hope and Healing (collected biographies)
- First Gentleman Foundation, Inc., May 2010
Ardent Streetscape (poem)
- the Make It Makati campaign, March 2012
On a Night Like This (poem)
- Take It To The Street Poetry Magazine (Tampa, Florida), February 2012
Natural Death (poem)
- Take It To The Street Poetry Magazine (Tampa, Florida), February 2012
Lunar Eclipse (poem)
- Take It To The Street Poetry Magazine (Tampa, Florida), February 2012
Let Yourself Go (poem)
- Decanto Magazine, Masque Publishing (Littlehampton, England), August 2011
Poison and Daggers (poem)
- Decanto Magazine, Masque Publishing (Littlehampton, England), August 2011
La Bella Figura (poem)
- Decanto Magazine, Masque Publishing (Littlehampton, England), August 2011
Mind Sex (poem)
- Poetic License at Morning Erection (Indianapolis), June 2011
2nd through 11th (poem)
- Mad Swirl Poetry Forum (Texas), March 2011
I Found You (poem)
- Decanto Magazine, Masque Publishing (Littlehampton, England), February 2011
So (poem)
- Poetic License at Morning Erection (Indianapolis), January 2011
How Long I Loved You (poem)
- E.Ratio Postmodern Poetry (New York), January 2011
Curiosity for Destruction (poem)
- The Exercise Bowler Literary Review (London), December 2010
Sometimes Silence (poem)
- The Exercise Bowler Literary Review (London), December 2010
Fearless (poem)
- Mad Swirl Poetry Forum (Texas), October 2010
- Haggard and Halloo Publications (Texas), October 2010
Use Me (poem)
- Texas Poetic Society Magazine, September 2010
Letter to a Graduating Student (essay)
- Peyups (Manila), April 2008
To the Anti Online Dating Columnist: A Retaliation (essay)
- Peyups (Manila), 2005
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (essay)
- Peyups (Manila), 2005
Jessica Zafra VS Bob Ong: Ang Sarcastic Intellectual at ang Batang Kalye (essay)
- Peyups (Manila), 2004
Things that Lovers Do (essay)
- Peyups (Manila), 2003
Queer Culture Shock: On Gay Men in the Teaching Profession (essay)
- Peyups (Manila), 2003
Star-Strangled
- Peyups (Manila), 2002
Poison Kills from Within: On the Indifference of the Filipino (essay)
-Peyups (Manila), 2002
Directory of Blogs:
http://youngeririsorpi.multiply.com – year 2000 to 2003
http://irisorpi.blog.friendster.com/ – year 2003 to 2006
http://irisorpi.multiply.com – year 2006 to 2008
http://irisoniris.wordpress.com – year 2008 to 2010
http://irisisms.wordpress.com – year 2010
http://sheisiris.wordpress.com – year 2011 onwards
All of the entries in all the above websites are linked and arranged according to genre, topic and chronology in http://irisorpi.wordpress.com. There’s also an exhaustive autobiography in there.
Iris Orprecio a.k.a. Iris Orpi
Hello Iris. It’s been a long time! I just wanted to let you know that the June Poetic License is finally here and your poem Mind Sex will be featured tomorrow.
You know I appreciate all the poetry and time you have put into making my blog better. I appreciate you allowing me to feature it.
Just looking through your blog. wonderful sense of love and sensuality <3