Description |
1 online resource (xi, 70 pages) |
Series |
Talanoa |
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Talanoa.
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Contents |
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- I. BORN IN FIRE -- II. A FRAGRANCE OF DEVOURING -- III. CHANTS OF DAWN -- GLOSSARY -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
Summary |
Night Is a Sharkskin Drum is a lyrical evocation of Hawaii by a Native poet whose ancestral land has been scarred by tourism, the American military, and urbanization. Grounded in the ancient grandeur and beauty of Hawaii, this collection is a haunted and haunting love song for a beloved homeland under assault |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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In English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
Subject |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- Essays.
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SUBJECT |
Hawaii -- Poetry
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Subject |
Hawaii
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Genre/Form |
Poetry
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
0824846370 |
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9780824846374 |
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