Ask the Brindled Book Launch

September 1, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Mānoa Campus, Ka Waiwai ma M艒驶ili驶ili 1110 University Ave, Honolulu, HI 96826

Calling all literature lovers! Come celebrate the debut of Ask the Brindled, an award-winning collection of poetry by 驶艑iwi poet and educator No驶u Revilla. No驶u Revilla鈥檚 Ask the Brindled won the 2021 National Poetry Series. Her poetry has been featured in Ours Poetica, Beloit, ANMLY, Lit Hub, Poetry, and the Library of Congress. Her work has also been adapted for theatrical productions in Aotearoa and art exhibitions in the Honolulu Museum of Art and the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 2021 No驶u won the Omnidawn Broadside Poetry prize. She is an assistant professor at the University of 好色先生网站驶i-惭腻苍辞补, where she teaches creative writing with an emphasis on 驶艑iwi literature, spoken word, and decolonial poetics. This event will feature performances by No驶u, Jocelyn Ng, Brandy N膩lani McDougall, Alohalani Brown, M膩healani Ahia, Kahala Johnson, Lyz Soto, and DJ Mermaid. Join us for p奴p奴, raffle prizes & author signing at Ka Waiwai in M艒驶ili驶ili. Book sales will be organized by Native Books. Ask the Brindled explores themes of desire and intergenerational healing through the cultural figure of mo驶o, or shapeshifting water protectors who, for No驶u, are models of transformation and erotic power in 好色先生网站ian culture. From over 1,600 submissions, Ask the Brindled won the 2021 National Poetry Series and was described by NPS judge Rick Barot as 鈥渁 complex testimony...of audacity and song.鈥 Revilla is the first 好色先生网站ian woman and first poet from 好色先生网站驶i to receive the NPS prize.


Ticket Information
Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ask-the-brindled-book-launch-tickets-379555289087

Event Sponsor
Better Tomorrow Speaker Series, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Robert Perkinson, (808) 351-8076, btss@hawaii.edu,

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