Joseph Stanton

Since its inception in 1974, the Hawai'i Award for Literature has recognized the work of writers who have captured important dimensions of the story of Hawai'i and of the many groups of people who have made Hawai'i their home. Historians, linguists, folklorists, and practitioners of other disciplines of cultural study, as well as poets, novelists, and playwrights, are among the contributors to this extensive anthology celebrating more than two decades of the best writings in the Islands.

A Collection of Works by Recipients of the Hawai'i Award for Literature, 1974-1996

A Hawai'i Anthology

Peter Mason

Daniel Mason

Jonathan Tracy

Owaneco (Chief of the Mohegans.)

Samuel Mason

Hugh Ames

Thomas Minor

Daniel Wetherll

Nathaniel Chesebrough

Thomas Stanton

Nehemiah Mason

Abigail Mason

Deed from Owaneco confirming grant by Uncas and Waweco to Maj. John Mason, to Samuel and Daniel Mason, of land between New London and Norwich, Conn., reserving planting land, wood, timber for fencing, and liberty to hunt, fish, and fowl (1684 Feb. 12), with mark of Owaneco, witnessed by Jonathan Tracy and Hugh Ames, attested to by Thomas Minor (1684 Feb. 14), copied by Daniel Wetherell (1714 May 10); together with deed of gift of same land from Daniel Mason of Stonington to son Peter Mason of Colchester (1713 Nov. 11)., attested to by Nathaniel Chesebrough, witnessed by Joseph Stanton, Thomas Stanton, and Nehemiah and Abigail Mason.

Deed from Owaneco Confirming Grant by Uncas and Waweco to Maj. John Mason, to Samuel and Daniel Mason, of Land Between New London and Norwich

Poems about art by a masterful practitioner of ekphrastic poetry.

Moving Pictures

Makoto Ōoka

Wing Tek Lum

Jean Yamasaki Toyama

A Linked Poem

What the Kite Thinks

Poetry. "I love to get the news from a world separate and distinct from mine, so it has been with great pleasure that I have spent a Nebraska morning reading Joseph Stanton's thoughtful, colorful and even exotic poems from Hawaii"--Ted Kooser. "A FIELD GUIDE TO THE WILDLIFE OF SUBURBAN O'AHU...turns a keen eye to [the poet's] most immediate surroundings and finds meaning, even magic, in every mundane corner of contemporary Hawaii life. Within his accessible yet subtly complex poems, man and nature gnaw at each other's boundaries, and divisions of indigenous and introduced fade into imperceptible seams"--Michael Tsai.

A Field Guide to the Wildlife of Suburban O'ahu

A Biography

Stan Musial

In every video replay of the game till the end of time Todd Worrell's foot slaps first And the Cards win the Series They lost the next day. --from "The Cardinals Win the 1985 World Series" The St. Louis Cardinals, whom many called "America's Team" in the early to mid 20th century, are a franchise with a winning past and a fan base that runs coast to coast. A handful of teams, perhaps, can say as much. The club's importance is better shown in its all-time roster, one of the better maps to baseball lore: "Alexander" marks the spot where Lazzeri and the murderous Yankees were bowed, "Gibson" where the hitters gave up hope and at last sent the rules framers to bat for them, "McGwire" where the haughty Ruth was made to doff his cap. This book is a collection of poems devoted to the Cardinals and their fans. It covers more than 100 years of Cardinal people and moments, including celebratory poems for the triumphant squads, detailed portraits--the book's lush prints, as well as the poet's interest in the visual arts, justifies the term--of standout players, and memorial pieces for some of the greats who have passed from the Cardinal Nation.

Poems on St. Louis Cardinals Baseball

Cardinal Points

Darrell H. Y. Lum

Estelle Enoki

In this collection, Hawai'i Award for Literature recipients depict island life as complex, multivoiced, and multi-layered.

The Quietest Singing

Joseph Stanton

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