Hawaii Book and Music Festival Bamboo Ridge Press Word Bag Winners

Winners from the 2011 Hawaii Book and Music Festival Bamboo Ridge Press Word Bag Poetry Contests.

Saturday’s Word Bag Poetry Winners

My knife cuts through the ahi like it’s jello.
–Alice

Being careful, worried, scared, excited, sad, mad, nervous, hurt, looking ahead. In a word, Braces.
–Maia

My tutu has a map-on her hands, her face, to the roots of my family.
–Kerry

Your daughter…also known as the stubborn bambucha rock.
–Kristi

Old stories play like a merry go-round of awkward dates.
–Ching

Doubt lodges in the heart of the wahine.
–Ina

Sista is so impressive when she cruises by in her big moomoo
–Autumn

Don’t pass the buck cupcake; your friends are everything.
–Jean

Sunday’s Word Bag Poetry Winners

Raw saimin shoes are sad.
–Ellen

Fish alarm! Pray.
–Leighton

Lay down your weapon; take up your poem.
–Kalani

If eating is a metaphor for life, I give my sushi 100%!
–Nancy

For recreation, I like roll my husband.
–Brad

Laulau and poi heals my soul.
–Kelly

Came home with a sunburn, dad gave aloe to soothe. Father of the year!
–Nicole