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Poetry Team

Dearly Departed
Literature, PoetryOctober 17, 2017

Dearly Departed

By Melissa Rendlen

“She lies at the bottom of a grave,
curled on her side. A little girl,
in a little blue dress, red ringlets tied in ribbons.”, Poem of the Week (17 October), by Melissa Rendlen

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Arts & Culture, Special FeaturesOctober 1, 2017

Pacific Islander Climate Change Poetry

By Craig Santos Perez

The Missing Slate’s October 2017 online poetry issue, edited by Craig Santos Perez.

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Literature, PoetryOctober 1, 2017

Dear Matafele Peinam

By Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner

“i want to tell you about that lagoon/ that lucid, sleepy lagoon lounging against the sunrise…”
A Pacific climate change poem, by Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner.

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Literature, PoetryOctober 1, 2017

The Caregiver’s Story

By Evelyn Flores

“because their taro fields are washed away/ by the hungry sea/ they are hungry…”
A Pacific climate change poem, by Evelyn Flores.

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Literature, PoetryOctober 1, 2017

Gaia

By Serena Ngaio Simmons

“Become more than a wave or a grain of sand for others to step on…”
A Pacific climate change poem, by Serena Ngaio Simmons.

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Literature, PoetryOctober 1, 2017

Basket

By No'u Revilla

“Then, bone by bone/ her low tide lips/ reveal the names…”
A Pacific climate change poem, by No’u Revilla.

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Literature, PoetryOctober 1, 2017

Praise Song for Oceania

By Craig Santos Perez

“praise your rainbow/ warrior & peace/ boat / your hokuleʻa/ & sea shepherd…”
A Pacific climate change poem, by Craig Santos Perez.

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Literature, PoetryOctober 1, 2017

At Palau Pacific Resort

By Emelihter Kihleng

“it’s always the same/ they are so comfortable/ so at ease…”
A Pacific climate change poem, by Emelihter Kihleng.

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Literature, PoetryOctober 1, 2017

Layers

By Terisa Tinei Siagatonu

“This is for those of us who cannot afford rent/ but also cannot afford to wait…”
A Pacific climate change poem, by Terisa Tinei Siagatonu.

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Literature, PoetryOctober 1, 2017

Water Remembers

By Brandy Nālani McDougall

“Waikīkī fed Oʻahu people for generations/ so easily that its ocean raised surfers,/ hailed the highest of aliʻi to its shores…”
A Pacific climate change poem, by Brandy Nālani McDougall.

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