The Story
Author: Joe Balaz | Paperback
Pidgin Eye features thirty-five years of poetry by acclaimed author Joe Balaz.
Writing in Pidgin (Hawaii Creole English), he honors the beauty, strength, and complexity of HawaiÊ»i and the voices of its peoples. Balaz's philosophical lyricism tightly weaves history and humor, aloha Ê»Äina and protest, the spiritual and the everyday. Together, these poems envision a world in which-like Pidgin-"everyting deserves to fly."
Author Joe Balaz, born and raised in Wahiawa on the island of Oahu, is of Hawaiian, Slovakian, and Irish ancestry. He is the author of multiple books of poetry in Standard English and Pidgin (HawaiÊ»i Creole English), as well as the editor of Ho'omÄnoa: An Anthology of Contemporary Hawaiian Literature. His writing, visual poetry, and artwork have been published in national and international journals and anthologies. Throughout his career, he has passionately advocated for Hawaiian and Pidgin literature.
Publisher: Independently Published | Pub Date:Â April 13, 2019 | Format: Paperback | Pages: 280 | Dimensions: 0.63" H x 9.0" L x 6.0" W | 0.91 lbs
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Author: Joe Balaz | Paperback
Pidgin Eye features thirty-five years of poetry by acclaimed author Joe Balaz.
Writing in Pidgin (Hawaii Creole English), he honors the beauty, strength, and complexity of HawaiÊ»i and the voices of its peoples. Balaz's philosophical lyricism tightly weaves history and humor, aloha Ê»Äina and protest, the spiritual and the everyday. Together, these poems envision a world in which-like Pidgin-"everyting deserves to fly."
Author Joe Balaz, born and raised in Wahiawa on the island of Oahu, is of Hawaiian, Slovakian, and Irish ancestry. He is the author of multiple books of poetry in Standard English and Pidgin (HawaiÊ»i Creole English), as well as the editor of Ho'omÄnoa: An Anthology of Contemporary Hawaiian Literature. His writing, visual poetry, and artwork have been published in national and international journals and anthologies. Throughout his career, he has passionately advocated for Hawaiian and Pidgin literature.
Publisher: Independently Published | Pub Date:Â April 13, 2019 | Format: Paperback | Pages: 280 | Dimensions: 0.63" H x 9.0" L x 6.0" W | 0.91 lbs
