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Poetry
For my poetry lovers, go ahead and check out these collections written by  Polynesian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander authors! 
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Turtle Under Ice by Juleah del Rosario

Turtle Under Ice

Juleah del Rosario

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary poetry young adult emotional reflective sad slow-paced
500 Words or Less by Juleah del Rosario

500 Words or Less

Juleah del Rosario

3 hours, 14 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary poetry young adult emotional reflective slow-paced
My Urohs by Emelihter Kihleng

My Urohs

Emelihter Kihleng

61 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

poetry challenging reflective slow-paced
Dreams Of A Rainbow by Kauraka Kauraka

Dreams Of A Rainbow

Kauraka Kauraka

82 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

reflective fast-paced
Sweat and Salt Water by Teresia Kieuea Teaiwa

Sweat and Salt Water

Teresia Kieuea Teaiwa

272 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays poetry challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Iep Jaltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner

Iep Jaltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter

Sun Tracks

Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner

81 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Tales of the Tikongs by Epeli Hau'ofa

Tales of the Tikongs

Talanoa: Contemporary Pacific Literature

Epeli Hau'ofa

104 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction short stories adventurous funny slow-paced
Night Is a Sharkskin Drum by Haunani-Kay Trask

Night Is a Sharkskin Drum

Haunani-Kay Trask

88 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction poetry emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Olelo Noeau: Hawaiian Proverbs and Poetical Sayings by Mary Kawena Pukui
Olelo Noeau: Hawaiian Proverbs and Poetical Sayings
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Mary Kawena Pukui

Olelo Noeau: Hawaiian Proverbs and Poetical Sayings

Mary Kawena Pukui

351 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction poetry challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Remembering Our Intimacies: Mo'olelo, Aloha 'Aina, and Ea by Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio

Remembering Our Intimacies: Mo'olelo, Aloha 'Aina, and Ea

Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio

210 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction feminism lgbtqia+ race challenging informative reflective medium-paced