Simeon Dumdum Jr. (born March 7, 1948) is a former Regional Trial Court Judge in Cebu City, Philippines, and is a published poet.
After years of practicing law, he was appointed Regional Trial Court judge.
In 2001, he received the Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas Award for Poetry in English from the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL).
He won second and third prizes in the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for English poetry five times,[2] and the Manila Critics Circle's National Book Award five times.
[3] Three of his books (Ah, Wilderness: A Journey through Sacred Time in 2010; If I Write You This Poem, Will You Make It Fly in 2012; and Aimless Walk, Faithful River back to back with The Poet Learns to Dance, the Dancer Learns to Write a Poemin 2018) were given by the National Book Development Association of the Philippines the Gintong Aklat (Golden Book) Award.