LITERATURE::
Pen and paper, napkin,keyboard, or stick in the sand—words inspire us, no matter how they are written.
Ka Lamakua is dedicated to publishing the best creative and non-fiction writing from UHM students and community members.
//Send your words to kalamakua.org@gmail.com//
6.23.08 New Poetry: Dylan Little
Dylan Little begins his debaucherous career as Ka Lamakua's new associate editor with his poetic urban ode.
6.13.08 Current Strategies
The masterful Jill Yamasawa hails from Holualoa and plants ticking time bombs in her readers' minds.
6.12.08 Global Conciousness
Jared Ideta Lee turns a response to a Ka Leo article into a meditation on ignorance, perception, and power. He draws on the influences of Haunani-Kay Trask and from the philosophy of Andrew J. Davis, among others.
4.18.08 Poet Trees Event
Ka Lamakua launches its second event, Poet Trees, on the unsuspecting audience at Manoa Gardens. Breakdancing seizures and sonic reverberations ensued.
4.15.08 New Poetry:: Jared Lee
"Road Voyagers collect their songs most meticulously
Freedom fleeting in a vehicle of vanishing sight
Recognizing a familiar song…"
Read Jared's new poem here:
4.14.08 Poetry Event :: Doing it on the Lanai pics
Pictures from the “Doing it on the Lanai” poetry reading, featuring RYAN OISHI, TIARE PICARD, SAGE U‘ILANI TAKEHIRO, and JILL YAMASAWA.
4.09.08 :: Diversity Matters Contest Winners
Ka Lamakua recognizes the winners from the Diversity Matters creative writing contest!
+ Identity Idealization - by Maricela Yee
+ “Because time and unforeseen occurrence befall them all.” Ecclesiastes 9:11 - by John Pang
+ Michelle is twenty-two years old... - by Akiko Ishii
+ Why does diversity matter? - by Merrily Cretton
4.08.08 :: Prose:: The New Definition of Loser
by D. Kobuta
Come on...being a nerd isn't really for losers.
...is it?
Read a new short story piece by D. Kobuta here.
3.28.08 :: Creative Nonfiction :: Summer
Story by Bao Nguyen
Read and be touched by Bao Nguyen's creative nonfiction story about life, death, loneliness and friendship.