ELIZABETH LOLARGA is a journalist, poet and teacher. She finished her journalism at the University of the Philippines Diliman and fine arts at UP Baguio. She is the author of Catholic and Emancipated, a compilation of selected essays published by the University of Santo Tomas, and of three poetry collections in limited editions: The First Eye, Dangling Doll: Poems of Laughter and Desperation and Big Mama Sez: Poems Old and New.
Ms Lolarga used to teach English and creative writing to high school students at the Community of Learners Foundation in San Juan City. She is a member of the Baguio Writers Group and the Philippine Center of International PEN.