Ho‘okupu: An Offering of Literature by Native Hawaiian Women
compiled and edited by Miyoko Sugano and Jackie Pualani Johnson
Ho‘okupu: An Offering of Literature by Native Hawaiian Women
compiled and edited by Miyoko Sugano and Jackie Pualani Johnson
Ho‘okupu: An Offering of Literature by Native Hawaiian Women is the first commercially-published anthology to collect and present the writings of contemporary Native Hawaiian women. It combines the best of the submissions and showcases works in several genres. Here, na wahine o ke kai (the women of the sea) “plunge their paddles as one” into the sea of story and song (to use a metaphor from Jackie Pualani Johnson’s poem “I Mua e Na Wahine.”)
This book is structured as a ho‘okupu, wrapped in the beginning with a mele by Pualani Kanaka‘ole Kanahele and at the end with a mele by Nalanikanaka‘ole. (These authors are sisters, as well as kumu hula of Halau o Kekuhi.) Within it you will find chants, mele, poems, short stories, biographical accounts, and a play.
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retail: $12.95
ISBN-10: 1-56647-902-9
ISBN-13: 978-1-56647-902-8
6 x 9 in. • 148 pp • softcover
You can find Ho‘okupu: An Offering of Literature by Native Hawaiian Women at your local bookstores or purchase it directly from MutualPublishing.com.
Tags: Jackie Pualani Johnson, Miyoko Sugano, Mutual Publishing
