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Night is a Sharkskin Drum
University of Hawai‘i
Press, 2002. Hardcover and Paperback.
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“In
the literary world, she's recognized
as a sensitive and articulate poet who has published
two
collections
of her work. She draws her inspiration
from the land...and says that nothing touches her
more
deeply
than being
told that her poetry has inspired young
Hawaiians to follow in her footsteps as authors
and
poets.”
—The Honolulu
Star-Bulletin,
April 15, 2003. |
“A perceptive and astutely profound commentary
on Trask’s life and the life of her country,...[the poems]
are rich with irony and a passionate love of language.”
—Albert Wendt
“These poems come from Haunani-Kay
Trask, who lives in Hawai‘i
but writes for all who live in the Africas, the Americas, Asia,
Europe, and Polynesia—wherever people have been colonized
or dispossessed. She does not simply write with a pen; she slashes
with it. She is truly a gift from the Gods.”
—Witi Ihimaera
“Night is a Sharkskin Drum is the only
book that I’ve read
through at least six times—and with increasing interest and appreciation
each time. I love it. It’s that good.”
—Epeli Hau‘ofa
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