Poetry books from Samoa
Recommended poetry books (2)
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If you are into poetry here are some poetry books from Samoa for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Coconut Milk by Dan Taulapapa McMullin EN
Description:
Coconut Milk is the first book-length collection of poems by contemporary queer Samoan writer and painter Dan Taulapapa McMullin. His poems humorously attack cultural appropriation, gender, and the hypocrisies of Western influence in Oceania today. Pulling at the stereotype of a beautiful Polynesia available for the taking, his poems challenge and carve out new avenues of meaning for Pacific Islanders.
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Where We Once Belonged by Sia Figiel EN
Description:
Thirteen-year-old Alofa Filiga struggles to come to terms with womanhood, her search for identity, and the restrictions of life in her Samoan village.