Ethan Chua’ s Sky Ladders – a collection of multilingual poems and translations dedicated to those who passed away in the tragic anti-Asian shootings in Atlanta, 2021 – is an extended eulogy, a journey to the underworld, and a translingual sequence of dreams. Sky Ladders introduces a clear new voice that navigates the complex interstices of reportage, memory, and personal expression. Chua slows down time and conjures up the lingering specters of historical and racialized violence, while also honoring grief’ s obverse companion: the horizon-possibility of joy. Winner of the 2022 Frost Place Chapbook Competition. Ethan Chua (any pronouns) is a Chinese-Filipino poet, scholar, comic book writer, and community organizer. Their poetry has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and published in The Journal , while their translations of poems from Filipino to English can be found in Asymptote and Alchemy . Their graphic novel, Doorkeeper , is available in Philippine bookstores. A scholarly essay of theirs on science fiction, the archive, and the Marcos regime is forthcoming in Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints. They’re currently pursuing a Master’s degree in International and World History, where they hope to explore the internationalist politics of Filipino revolutionaries in the late 19th and early 20th century.