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Overview
Poetry. Fiction. This anthology of fiction and poetry is a good introductory survey of Hawai'i literature. Selected from issues of the first eight years of BAMBOO RIDGE, The Hawaii Writers' Quarterly, it features the work of more than 50 writers and includes an introduction by the editors as well as an essay on Asian american literature in Hawai'i by Stephen Sumida.
Synopsis
This anthology of fiction and poetry is a good introductory survey of Hawaii literature. Selected from issues of the first eight years of Bamboo Ridge, The Hawaii Writers' Quarterly, it features the work of more than 50 writers and includes an introduction by the editors as well as an essay on Asian American literature in Hawaii by Stephen Sumida.
Amerasia Journal
Fish and fishing are inexhaustible metaphors for man's interaction with nature, and the selections in The Best of Bamboo Ridge using this metaphor show how it reflects the Hawaiian setting. "Bamboo Ridge Writing," in fact, means a literature that takes its shapes from the conjunction of Hawaii's land and water with the social landscape.