In one of his former lives, A.D. Capili taught at university and published reviews and research articles on philosophy and literature. He now writes poetry, short stories, and creative non-fiction that weave together his experiences as an expat in Belgium, his Filipino background, and insights from his philosophical, literary, and historical studies. His creative work can be found in various magazines and journals like Little Fish, Ley Lines, The New Croton Review, The Brussels Review, and The Quiet Reader. A long-time educator, A.D. currently teaches at a European School in Brussels and has philosophy courses on Udemy. He is also the founding editor of ManilaLitMag.
Creative work, etc.
- It Bites and Other Inhuman Poems
- Philo Lite for Life
- This is How You Lose Her and Other Poems
- Si Ms. Belgium at ang Mahal na Tsokolate (fiction and poetry; bilingual)
- Against My Ruins
- The Way I Wait for You
Amazon author page
Udemy courses
- “Short Introduction to Philosophy for Complete Beginners”
- “How to Write a Research Paper in Philosophy”
Creative writing
- “Collateral Damage in 2017”
- “Go back home”
- Against My Ruins (poetry chapbook on Amazon)
- The Way I Wait for You (poetry chapbook on Amazon)
- “The Homecoming Gift” (cnf in The Lupa Newsletter on Substack)
- “The Sucker” (short fiction on The Quiet Reader)
- “The Appointment” (short fiction in The Brussels Review)
- “Untitled I” and “Hospitals”
- “When You’re Already in New Zealand”
- “To Hide”, “Dinner in Patras, Greece”
- “Rizal in Barcelona”
- “November rain”, “Books I have”
- “Aphrodite”, “In this poem”
- “Sisyphean”
Learning scenarios on Europeana
- “For and From the Homeland: World War I Poetry and Postcards”
- Story of Implementation: “Medieval Anti-Judaism and Modern Anti-Semitism”
- “Makers of History”
- “German Empires: War, Leadership, and Propaganda”
Philosophy and literature
- “Is It Desirable to Do Philosophy with Students in Their Second Language?”.
- “How Do We See That Which Is Invisible?”
- “‘Yes, yes: a woman too. Life, life’: Lucia and the Life-Writing Aspects of Joyce’s Novels”
- “No Hard Hearts, No Cruel Men”
- “The Created Ego in Levinas’ Totality and Infinity”
- “Recognizing the Other’s Appeal: Levinas’s Contribution to the Discourse on Multiculturalism”
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