Name: Mele
SKU: 64364604
Price: 813.00 TWD
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Author: Kalehua Kim

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Publisher

Lightning Source Inc

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Kalehua Kim

Language

English

Pages

100

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781949487367

Mele

Kalehua Kim (Author) · Lightning Source Inc · Paperback

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Synopsis "Mele"

Mele, by Kalehua Kim, embodies the meaning of the word "mele" - a Hawaiian song or chant traditionally used to preserve history through the oral tradition. Winner of the Trio House Press Editor's Choice Prize, Kim's debut collection evokes modes of language and culture that shape the contours of memory and expose the fault lines of family and self, as well as the grace and generosity of healing, acknowledgement, and commemoration. The poems reflect on what we inherit and how who we become is intertwined with who our parents were and are, and the pain of facing that reality: "One day your voice will become mine, Ka leo o maua/Though I am not prepared for your end..." With this mele, Kim honors the memory of a lost mother, as well as the struggles of a daughter as she becomes a wife and mother herself, while honoring her roots and forging a new path.

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