Hawai‘i Literature & Art
— Since 1978 —
1. Get somebody to say something. Nobody here wants to say anything. Local people are too polite, too embarrassed, or too tough. Start prying some mouths open. 2. Money talks. Find the folks behind the scenes -valets, cocktail waitresses, bellhops and bartenders. They see a lot and work for tips. Grease them. 3. Bluff Information…
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To celebrate the upcoming release of Kīpuka: Finding Refuge in Times of Change we thought we’d share a couple of things from the issue as a sneak peek! Here’s a snapshot of some of the art and a short pandemic piece by BR renshi poet Christy Passion. Preview more KĪPUKA content with a video and…
ʻano ʻai & hallohauzit to all my calabash Bamboo Ridge ʻOhana…
i hope you guys stay all looking good and kicking back but playing om safe… i know i no need remind you guys as da season now when you goin stay get uku plenty mails… dakine insai da mailbox and dakine ontop yo computah from all ovah da place (especially from all da dot orgs li’dat)… asking fo yo help fo dishout dakine makana dollahs… as why I figgah no sense beat around da bush and jus puka chru and come out tell you guys first ting awready wat dis lettah all about in da first place…
A look at BRWI through old newsletters This year Bamboo Ridge has faced many challenges and like so many other businesses and nonprofit organizations we are working hard to adapt to the current climate. The lack of book events this year inspired us to revive the Bamboo Ridge Writers Institute, a two-day writers conference popular…
“Art & Anthology” is a series of posts that examine some of the ways art and literature intersect. M.Y. Gaudlitz never finishes anything. She’s learning, though. She’s a former and current student at Williams College studying in Art History and Comparative Literature, and born and raised on Oahu. ~ Halfway through Issue #79 of Bamboo…
When my virtual semester ended in the middle of May, I breathed a sigh of relief before remembering that I had no idea what I’d be doing this summer. With 4 A.M. classes daily (and the on-going global health crisis), I didn’t think of much else. I knew that I wanted to pursue a publishing…
It’s been a tough year and although her new book came out in June, Cathy Song has not had the usual opportunities to read and launch All the Love in the World properly. She’s been a real trooper and made several wonderful videos that you can watch on our BR YouTube channel. We’re trying…