Hawai‘i Literature & Art
— Since 1978 —
Small Kid Time by Maxine Hong Kingston * * * * * Maxine Hong Kingston had already published The Woman Warrior and China Men, and two of her poems were included in the then upcoming issue of The Iowa Review.
Untitled by Karl Ichida It isn't that hard growing old after all — just a matter of moving beyond the breadth of each morning and forgetting your nightmares caked and drying about your eyes. So now you occupy yourself writing poems about “time” and “reality,” spinning cocoons of words around each day for some winter…
Friends of BAMBOO RIDGE! Hey! How are you? I hope you've had a great August and a pleasant summer. Did you remember to put in your August entry for the ongoing Great BR Fishing & Wishing Contest? If not, the themes for this month are listed here: http://www.bambooridge.com/bambooshoot.aspx?bid=1043 Get those entries in. As you might…
Nonet– Blue bottle refers to Man o' War- jellyfish.
673 words. 58 lines. Theme 4.
Senryu on Borders’ Demise Bright lights, Bright banners Contrast the sad empty shelves My bookstore closing! eyk 8/14/11 Why I Like Bookstores Roving through the bookstore Hunting for fresh dreams I breathe the scent of opportunity In every aisle I weave. A history novel beckons ‘Come hear my tale and thrill’ A language primer calls…
Congratulations to the four authors who won 10 Bamboo Bucks to use at the BRP online store. Here are the winners for July along with the awards they've won: 1. Da mos Daddy's Leeetle Girl Award: “Beloved Pukas,” by shrllgsp5: http://bambooridge.com/bambooshoot.aspx?bid=1024 2. Da mos Hungry for da Honu Award: “I Don't Tell Her,” by kristel…
800 words.
August 100 – 100 Contest entry — 500 words. Maybe sometimes when you count on someone else, you’d best be careful, or you could end up holding onto memories for way too long a time. For A.T.
The Great BR Fishing & Wishing 100 – 100 Contest–From the front of the class– 131 words