Happy Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian and Asian American Heritage Month!
Celebrate with us by joining Chamorrita Poet Arielle Tatiano Lowe for an online, Zoom workshop, Songs for Water: Hydropoetics & Pasifika Poetry.  

In honor of Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian and Asian American Heritage Month, we will discuss poems by Indigenous (and) Pasifika poets, exploring the following questions: What forms of water are present around and within us? How can we sing praise to bodies of water through poetry? This workshop encourages the use of Indigenous languages. 

About the Poet:

Arielle Taitano Lowe is the first Chamoru woman, Guam-born and raised, to publish a full-length book of poetry. She is a Sablan from Hågat and "Atulai" Taitano from Mangilao. Her debut book OCEAN MOTHER (University of Guam Press 2024) tells stories of her childhood and memories from Guam. Her poems have also been featured by the Academy of American Poets, Indigenous Pacific Islander Eco-Literatures, and Under a Warm Green Linden, among others. She has received fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, Indigenous Nations Poets, Storyknife, and the East-West Center. 

Join us on Zoom Wednesday May 29th at 7 PM CST