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Sunday, October 9 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Authors- Poetry -Indigenous Pacific Islander Ecopoetry

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In this anthology of contemporary eco-literature, the editors have gathered an ensemble of a hundred emerging, mid-career, and established Indigenous writers from Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and the global Pacific diaspora—all written in multilingual offerings of English, Pacific languages, pidgin, and translation. Six author- readers represent the main themes.

Moderator
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Craig Santos Perez

Craig Santos Perez is a Chamoru from Guåhan (Guam). He is the author of five books of poetry and the co editor of five anthologies. He is a professor in the English Department at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

Speakers
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Kamele Donaldson

Kamele Donaldson was raised in the Pacific Northwest as a Kanaka in diaspora. She currently attends the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where she is pursuing her bachelor’s degree in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi. She is a regular contributor to the Honolulu spoken-word poetry community... Read More →
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Mary Therese Perez Hattori

A daughter of Guåhan (Guam), Mary Therese Perez Hattori is one of nine children of Paul Mitsuo Hattori, who was originally of Kalihi, Hawaiʻi, and Fermina Leon Guerrero Perez (familian Titang), of Chalan Pago, Guam. Dr. Hattori is acting director of the Pacific Islands Development... Read More →
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Mahealani Perez-Wendt

Mahealani Perez-Wendt is a Native Hawaiian author who lives on the island of Maui. She was a recipient of the Elliot Cades Award for Literature in 1993, and her work has been published in many literary journals and anthologies. She is the author of the poetry collection Uluhaimālama... Read More →
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Travis Thompson

TravisT (Travis Kaululaʻau Thompson) is an award-winning Kanaka Korean spoken-word poet and touring teaching artist from Kalihi, Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. As the only child of activist educators, he began performing his poetry at protest rallies and political demonstrations. He... Read More →


Sunday October 9, 2022 6:00pm - 7:00pm HST
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