On Thursday, November 1, Kapiolani Community College celebrated Bamboo Ridge’s 100th issue during WI Fest. Authors, Donald Carreira Ching, Lisa Linn Kanae, Normie Salvador, Eric Paul Shaffer, Bill Teter, and Moriso Teraoka, read to a large audience in the Lama Library that included students who read this issue in David Uedoi’s class. After the reading,…

Wing Tek Lum visited Hawaiʻi Pacific University's undergraduate-student-run literary magazine class, Wanderlust. There he sat among the students in a circle, creating a warm and engaging feel. Lum opened his presentation with a brief overview of Bamboo Bridge Press. He explained its origins and the mission statement, creating a home for local writers. Bamboo Ridge…

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Talking to 70 students (5th to 8th graders) about writing and poetry.

The reading on June 6th at Hilo for the 100th BR issue.

Wine and Words Celebration for Bamboo Ridge 100th Issue

Renshi is not only about linking poetic lines but also live.

A participant's view of the Volcano Renshi workshop. (See my blog).

Each group decided on the line up; the first person pulled out from an envelope a piece of paper with a line taken from No Choice but to Follow. This line was the basis of the title of the link. Each member had seven minutes to write a poem using the last line of the preceding link.

Each group decided on the line up; the first person pulled out from an envelope a piece of paper with a line taken from No Choice but to Follow. This line was the basis of the title of the link. Each member had seven minutes to write a poem using the last line of the preceding link. (By chance Doodie picked a line from the first link of NCbtF. Enjoy!