It’s finally here! The 2014 Poem In Your Pocket: Hawaii Edition
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…an eclectic mix of words, thoughts and feelings bonded by place.
This year we are excited to feature eleven poems by very talented …
On Thursday, April 24, we celebrate Hawaiʻi publishing with the 2014 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala. We present to you, our readers, the annual tradition of counting down all of the wonderful locally published books nominated for awards in each …
[gn_quote]Heaven has collapsed;
the air is thick with broken souls,
with nowhere to go[/gn_quote]
Wing Tek Lum’s new collection of poetry, The Nanjing Massacre: Poems, uses the versatility of poetry to shed a profound light across the horrible atrocities …
April is National Poetry Month and Thursday, April 18th is National Poem in Your Pocket Day.
Poem in Your Pocket Day is a great way to celebrate poetry as a part of our everyday lives. It encourages everyone …
The latest anthology from TinFish Press is a collection of poems and stories from local “Euro-Americans” (being the term to encompass the “different categories of whiteness in Hawaiʻi”) and their experience as a marginalized voice within the island literary community.…
Cute and funny, huh? This is the kind of poetry I can see myself writing (since I am the suck at poetry).
This comic is taken from Kate Liu’s blog Happy Lemon. Kate is an artist who we stumbled …
We first saw Janine Oshiro reading her poetry at an M.I.A. Art & Literary Series event. Misty and I both enjoyed the way she skillfully wielded words into poetic imagery. Now, here’s another chance to listen to Janine read and …
Okay so it’s 11:15 pm and Alex and I are trying to get as much reviewed as possible before tomorrow. There’s one young author I just couldn’t ignore and instead of typing up my discussion points, I wanted to make …
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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