Mohawk/Samoa: Transmigrations [Paperback]

James Thomas Stevens (Author), Caroline Sinavaiana (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 12, 2006

A collection of new and translated poems. The poems in the first half othe book, beginning with traditional Mohawk songs, are written by James Thomas Stevens and are followed by a poem by Caroline Sinavaiana. The poems in the second half of the book, beginning with traditional Samoan songs, are written by Caroline Sinavaiana and are followed by a poem by James Thomas Stevens.

Editorial Reviews

Review

a remarkable blend of ancient voices, Samoan and Mohawk, "made new" by two unique individuals who belong to those cultures --Albert Wendt

an exciting mesh where Mohawk and Samoan inform each other to erase boundaries between individual and collective --Arthur Sze

About the Author

James Thomas Stevens/Aronhiotas was born in Niagara Falls NY in 1966. He is a member of teh Akwesasne Mohawk tribe and was raised between the two reservations of his grandparents and a third, where they settled. Stevens is the author of three books of poet, Tokinish, Combing the Snakes from His Hair, and dis(Orient). Caroline Sinavaiana teaches Oceanic literatures and creative writing at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Her first poetry, Alchemies of Distance, was also published by Subpress.

Product Details

• Paperback: 70 pages
• Publisher: Subpress (January 12, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930068301
• ISBN-13: 978-1930068308
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,496,150 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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