Night is a Sharkskin Drum / Haunani-Kay Trask.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trask, Haunani-Kay, author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2002]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Night Is a Sharkskin Drum is a lyrical evocation of Hawaii by a Native poet whose ancestral land has been scarred by tourism, the American military, and urbanization. Grounded in the ancient grandeur and beauty of Hawaii, this collection is a haunted and haunting love song for a beloved homeland under assault.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I. BORN IN FIRE

II. A FRAGRANCE OF DEVOURING

III. CHANTS OF DAWN

GLOSSARY

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

ISBN:

9780824846374

0824846370

OCLC:

1024043217