In this anthology of contemporary eco-literature, the editors have
gathered an ensemble of a hundred emerging, mid-career, and
established Indigenous writers from Polynesia, Melanesia,
Micronesia, and the global Pacific diaspora. This book itself is an
ecological form with rhizomatic roots and blossoming branches.
Within these pages, the reader will encounter a wild garden of
genres, including poetry, chant, short fiction, novel excerpts,
creative nonfiction, visual texts, and even a dramatic play—all
written in multilingual offerings of English, Pacific languages,
pidgin, and translation. Seven main themes emerge: "Creation
Stories and Genealogies," "Ocean and Waterscapes," "Land and
Islands," "Flowers, Plants, and Trees," "Animals and
More-than-Human Species," "Climate Change," and "Environmental
Justice." This aesthetic diversity embodies the beautiful
bio-diversity of the Pacific itself. The urgent voices in this book
call us to attention—to action!—at a time of great need.
Pacific ecologies and the lives of Pacific Islanders are currently
under existential threat due to the legacy of environmental
imperialism and the ongoing impacts of climate change. While
Pacific writers celebrate the beauty and cultural symbolism of the
ocean, islands, trees, and flowers, they also bravely address the
frightening realities of rising sea levels, animal extinction,
nuclear radiation, military contamination, and pandemics.
Indigenous Pacific Islander Eco-Literatures reminds us that we are
not alone; we are always in relation and always ecological. Humans,
other species, and nature are interrelated; land and water are
central concepts of identity and genealogy; and Earth is the sacred
source of all life, and thus should be treated with love and care.
With this book as a trusted companion, we are inspired and
empowered to reconnect with the world as we navigate towards a
precarious yet hopeful future.
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