Poetry and Writing

05/03/15

About writing through writer’s block: one step at a time

I’ve been quiet lately on a lot of fronts. I saw the news on the destruction on Vanuatu, read the letters and pleas from a mutual friend on 350.org. A week or so later wind like we’d never seen whipped through our backyard during my grandmother’s funeral in our home, ripping through the tents set up in the backyard for… Read More

04/24/15

Ally is a Verb: A Whale’s Song

Beautiful writing from a friend on what it means to be an ally amidst the Mauna Kea movement, and how it’s linked to cultural erasure in poetry and in personal landscapes

11/07/14

4 Ways the New Top Environment Senator Disagrees With Science

This has me seriously worried about the climate movement.

11/07/14

microwomen everywhere

Absolutely loved this blog post from someone who’s work and research I’ve admired over the years, amazing Kiribati scholar, poet, and educator Teresia Teaiwa.

02/20/14

Calling all poets and writers of the Pacific: submit your work!

So I’m honored to announce that I’ve been asked to be a guest editor for a special issue of blackmail press – a highly reputable quarterly online poetry journal of the Pacific. You can check out their website to read their past issues here: http://www.blackmailpress.com/ blackmail press has published the work of Pacific giants like Albert Wendt, Karlo Mila, Tusiata Avia, and… Read More

01/30/14

“My Rosy Cousin” wins 3rd place in UH Poetry Contest

So I just found out that a poem I had written about one of my crazier cousins won 3rd place in a University of Hawaii writing contest called the Ian MacMillan Writing Award. The writing contest is sponsored by the English Department and it’s open to the public, not just students. You can find out more info about the award here: http://www.kaleo.org/hawaii_review/ian_macmillan/ I… Read More