|
|
 |
|
|
Featured Poets |
|
|
|
|
|
W. S. Merwin
Living in Haiku, Hawaii, W. S. Merwin is an acclaimed poet and translator. He is the author, most recently, Migration, which won the 2005 National Book Award for Poetry. |
|
Garrett Hongo
Born in Volcano, Hawai'i, in 1951, Garrett Hongo is the author of The River of Heaven, which was both the Lamont Poetry Selection of The Academy of American Poets and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. |
| Other Hawaii Poets
Frank Marshall Davis
Ray Freed
Joy Harjo
Cathy Song
| |
|
|
|
|
Literary journals & small presses |
|
|
|
|
Bamboo Ridge: Journal of Hawai'i Literature and Arts
Bamboo Ridge Press was founded in 1978 to publish literature by and about Hawaii's people. It currently publishes two volumes a year: a literary journal of poetry and fiction featuring work by both emerging and established writers and a book by a single author or an anthology focused on a special theme. Both the journal and book are available singly or by subscription.
The Hawai'i Review
The Hawai'i Review is a literary magazine managed and edited by students. It is distributed on the mainland as well as on- and off-campus in Hawaii. (Submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and reviews, are accepted year-round.)
Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing
Published by the University of Hawaii Press, each issue of Manoa includes writing from a featured country or region, an overview essay by the guest editor of that feature, and U.S. fiction, poetry, essays, reviews, and art. |
|
|
|
|
Literary organizations & centers |
|
|
|
|
The Hawai'ian Literary Arts Council
The Hawai'i Literary Arts Council (HLAC) was founded in 1974 to encourage and promote literature and literary activity of all sorts in Hawai'i. Supported by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, the NEA,and private donors, its programs include readings, the Hawaii Island Writers Conference, and the Hawai'ian Award for Literature.
Hawaii Statewide Literacy Network
Calendar listing of programs and activities, and contact information for resources and references.
Volcano Art Center
The Volcano Art Center is a nonprofit arts and environmental educational organization that offers a variety of activities including classes and workshops, performances, island-wide events and also publishes a weekly newsletter.
Hawaii Writing Project
HWP is a school-university collaborative program to provide training in writing and its classroom uses to teachers of all levels, K-16, public and private, and of all disciplines. Established in 1980, HWP has served over 1200 teachers in Summer Institutes and thousands more through various school-year in-service programs. HWP is one of almost 200 sites of the National Writing Project. Its main office is at University of Hawai`i at Manoa, with satellite sites on Maui and the Big Island.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As the cross-cultural crossroads of the Pacific, Hawaii has experienced a thriving literary renaissance since the 1970s when poets and writers began challenging the complex issues of representation and language that have surrounded literary expression in Hawaii. 
Larger Type | Home | Help | Contact Us | Privacy Policy