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Ms. Diane Koushki, Ms. Jan Zane-Chin, Mr. Peter Li, and the talented 4th and 3rd grade students at Maʻemaʻe Elementary School created renshi poems!
Ann Inoshita shares idea generating techniques with students, and students produce their own renshi poems.
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What Had Been
Listen to language centuries old and from decades past. Sounds were written in journals, archived in libraries, schools, and homes. My regards to all who work in this endeavor recording…
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Shine of Tears
On November 4, 2008, a man, unlike predecessors before him, walks to a podium in Chicago to address a nation with his acceptance speech. In a shine of tears, some…
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To Have or Need
My battery alarm clock buzzed at 4:30 a.m., and I walked toward my parents’ voices as the radio talked about the power outage and we listened with flashlights. I brushed…
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The Uncreated
She lies on her bed and stares at the ceiling while her body is heavy from a cold. The smell of miso soup and warm squash cooked in dashi, shoyu,…
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We’re Here
We return to the pond where a koi slaps the water and a turtle dives in. As water falls into the pond, I hear you breathe. A dragonfly passes and…
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Without Ever Meaning to be Cruel
One teacha asked me if I wanted fo be his teacha’s aide fo Biology class. My classmates said was good fo be one teacha’s aide cuz you just help and…