Kahuaomānoa
Press M Ā N O A S T R E A M, 2 0 0 7
Ann Inoshita was born and raised on Oʻahu. Her poems, collected here in paperback form, have been written in a mix of Japanese pidgin and standard English. These poems take the reader through childhood and adulthood and strive for answers about identity and belonging within Hawaii. Juliet S. Kono, the author of "Hilo Rains" and "Tsunami Years" describes the images in Inoshita's poem's as "lively, yet beautiful in their rendering." $12, available on our online store Read a poem from Mānoa Stream here.  “Ann Inoshita has a
soulful ear, an intimate and a conversational voice, and a culturally
astute touch in every poem in this wonderful new book. She shows us her
idea of ‘home’ in Hawai‘i Nei and moves us deftly yet insistently into
her family’s story. Ann Inoshita is an exciting poet and a great new
poetic talent from Hawai‘i. I encourage you to read this book.” Robert Sullivan, author of Star Waka and Voice Carried My Family in the poems are lively, yet beautiful in their rendering, the book an example of how craft and tenaciousness have been intertwined to create such lovely poems."
Her vision follows a brilliant thread of observation. Like the constant murmur of Mānoa Stream as it rushes toward the memory of the Pacific surf, her words mesmerize. In their curious yet logical hold, the poems catch then release us. They offer open access into the dream world journey, where
only a secret voice can guide us through into light.”
Ann Inoshita was born and raised on O'ahu. She has been published in Bamboo Ridge: Journal of Hawai'i Literature and Arts, Hawai'i Pacific Review, and has other publications forthcoming. She is in the M.A. program in English with a Creative Writing concentration at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. She is a 2006 recipient of the Myrle Clark Award for Creative Writing and a 2007 recipient of the John Young Scholarship in
the Arts. |
