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Following the recent and unfortunate news that the Honolulu Weekly would be shutting its doors, I was tempted to write a post on the [local] book industry, something I’ve been mulling over since maybe ...

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In her essay on creative writing pedagogy, ‘WRIT101: Ethics of Representation for Creative Writers’, Shady Cosgrove, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at University of Wollongong, ponders the question: ...

DARREL

Truly a blast to the past...it felt a little weird walking the same buildings and seeing the grounds. And more impressive were the 5th graders who were lively, energetic, and SMART! Several came up afterwards ...

ANN INOSHITA

On Thursday, November 1, Kapiolani Community College celebrated Bamboo Ridge’s 100th issue during WI Fest. Authors, Donald Carreira Ching, Lisa Linn Kanae, Normie Salvador, Eric Paul Shaffer, Bill Teter, ...

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On October 15, the folks at MIA Art and Literary Series and Bamboo Ridge Press teamed up to celebrate the 100th issue of the [i]Bamboo Ridge[/i] literary magazine. As a member of Hawai`i Pacific University’s ...

JEAN TOYAMA

Thanks so much for replying to my blog. I appreciate hearing from students. That's one of the aspects of teaching that the internet has improved: an easy way to keep in contact. After the school ...

JEAN TOYAMA

I had a ball on Friday teaching two of Kumu Chiemi Favinger's classes (about seventy students all together) at Ka Waihona Charter School (Ka Waihona o ka Na auao) in Nanakuli. It brought back memories ...

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First of all, thank you to everyone who came out to support Bamboo Ridge, M.I.A., and the local arts community as a whole. We would be nothing without you folks, and I am grateful for the opportunity ...

JEAN TOYAMA

Last week was a ball. Five of us from Honolulu, the Renshi Gangstas (Julie invented the name) and Lisa Kanae, were joined by five from the Big Island to give a stimulating and fun reading. Sweet and ...

JEAN TOYAMA

Jan from Germany asked for more information on the Massie Affair. I apologize for taking so long. Right on the website here, the ribbon called, "Teachers' Corner" are listed: ADDITIONAL ...

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"All night long, the conversation flows as smoothly as the waves. And in many ways it is an ideal society. No social ladder exists: the youngest man holds equal weight with the eldest, and everyone ...

ERIC

Bamboo Ridge celebrated the publication of its 100th issue with a Wine and Words event at Kumu Kahua Theatre in downtown Honolulu. Around 100 guests wined and dined and enjoyed the casual local-style ...

JEAN TOYAMA

Thanks for your question. It's nice to know that people on the other side of the world read our renshi. I looked at the Kumu Kahua website which used to have some information about the Massie ...

JEAN TOYAMA

On July 6th we renshi poets had the good fortune to be invited to offer a renshi workshop at Maluhia Guest House in Volcano by Miyoko Sugano. Mililani Hughes was our host. Juliet was our contact. What ...

LANNING

[sp5]From Kate Mulgrew, his ex-wife, stealing and publishing Billy Crystal's novel, to wondering if it were better that the night be moist or sultry, to Crystal advising Annie Ross that it might be ...

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“Nobody paid any attention in Health class. everybody figured they knew all about all that shet. they all heard about it before you know—balling, fucking, blowing, finger banging and K-Y jelly and rubbers ...

JEAN TOYAMA

This last link I posted has me wondering, have we finished? Or is there more to say. I ended with a question: What must we remember? I recently had a phone call from Cobey Black, the author of Hawaii ...

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“As much as I don’t want to believe it, there are some things we just can’t stop.” Tyler Miranda excerpt from THE HOUSE OF LUKE , Bamboo Ridge 94 “After the hospital, they took me to the halfway house.” ...

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“Story is not about getting ready, story is what happens after we leave the house.” Chris McKinney, "Snooze Button." Bamboo Ridge No. 91 [sp5]I almost remember the exact ...