Ulu - 1354

"Weave a lei and wear it before reading Ulu, Kai Gaspar’s pungently sensual first collection of poetry and prose. When I’m deep in this enchanting ulu of haunting narratives—broken family, queer exploration and aching love of land and culture—I’m ‘ono for ‘ulu baked in the imu, ‘ulu prepared with coconut milk that satisfies Pacific Islander hunger. Gaspar’s raw yet lyrical language channels that of Haunani-Kay Trask, Dan Taulapapa McMullin, R. Zamora Linmark and Sia Figiel. A must-read, long-awaited contribution to Pacific Literature!" —Emelihter Kihleng, author of My Urohs and co-editor of Indigenous Literatures from Micronesia "The poems in this rich and moving collection could only have been written by Kai, but they are also about us. We see ourselves quite multisided. The poems are Kai and us. He turns everyday life into poems that are funny and deep. The imagery is superb and vivid, descriptions of scenery and movement quite original. The collection is also very Hawaiian—Kai’s style of Hawaiian, said his way. He has created his own Hawaiian language in this collection. A magnificent addition to the body of poetry written by Kai’s people." —Albert Wendt, author of Leaves of the Banyan Tree, Black Rainbow, The Book of the Black Star, The Mango’s Kiss, The Adventures of Vela, and From Mānoa to a Ponsonby Garden "A kaleidoscopic collection linked by a coming-of-age poetic novella set in a small town rife with gut-punching stories of sex, drug addiction, and domestic violence. At the center is the crotch-cruising, nocturnal mattress-pissing young man who pines for ʻlips flushed pink like a marshland bloom.' Lyrical, brazen—a stunning debut." —R. Zamora Linmark, author of Rolling the R’s, The Importance of Being Wilde at Heart, and Pop Verite "In this intoxicating collection, Gaspar blends Hawaiian and English into potions, remedies, talismans, and incantations that conjure restless spirits, haunting memories, and defiant desires. Line after line, Ulu blossoms and ripens, wounds and heals." —John Zuern, Professor at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and co-editor of Biography
ASIN: B0CFZFJF88
VSKU: BVV.B0CFZFJF88.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Gaspar, Kai|McDougall, Brandy Nālani|McMullin, Dan Taulapapa
Binding: Paperback