The 19th Hawaiʻi Book & Music Fest was Mayyyjah (and so is Kristiana Kahakauwila) by thomas iannucci So if you couldn’t tell by the title, I had a great time yesterday [Sat. 9/14]. The Hawaii Book & Music Festival (hosted at UH Mānoa) was back and fully in-person for the first time since Covid, and…
Aloha everyone! Bamboo Buckeroo is off on a fabulous adventure so here’s a prompt list from me instead. But in the words of the Buckeroo, “Remember, these prompts are only suggestions. Feel free to write about anything you choose. Pieces in any language are welcome, and no translation is required. However, you might reach a…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for August 2024 Year of the Dragon Bamboo Shoots Writing Contest Prompts
A Farewell Toast (memorial)
A Farewell Toast (eulogy for a sandwich) I am not dressed appropriately for this, with a red mess of guts on my blouse. Your guts. Yellow bits of little yous drying on my chest. You were a summer tomato that tasted like fall, warm and bright but on its way out. Fresh off the vine…
Wing Tek Lum’s new collection of poetry, The Oldtimers, imagines life in Honolulu Chinatown circa 1900 and gives voice to a forgotten pioneer generation of sojourners and settlers, detailing the trials and temptations of this bachelor society living far from their homeland—their hard work, their diversions, their challenges, and, even amidst the notorious plague and…
in faddah’s voice… Thomas Iannucci · boy (demo 2)
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