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Pidgin Eye

by Joe Balaz

Poetry in Hawaiʻi Creole English

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Poetry in Hawaiʻi Creole English

Gathering thirty-five years of Joe Balaz’s poetry, *Pidgin Eye* uses Pidgin (Hawaiʻi Creole English) to engage with Hawaiʻi’s histories, cultures, and varied voices. The collection brings together subjects that range from aloha ʻāina and protest to spirituality and daily life, with humor woven into its philosophical reflections. Its language and subject matter place Pidgin at the heart of the work, treating it as a means of poetic expression and cultural recognition.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in poetry written in Pidgin (Hawaiʻi Creole English).
  • Those exploring Hawaiian literature, cultural identity, and the relationship between language and place.
  • Readers seeking poetry that addresses history, protest, spirituality, and everyday life.

Themes

Pidgin and languageHawaiian identity and cultureAloha ʻāina and protestHistory, spirituality, and everyday life

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Book overview

Pidgin Eye features thirty-five years of poetry by acclaimed author Joe Balaz. Writing in Pidgin (Hawaiʻi Creole English), he honors the beauty, strength, and complexity of Hawaiʻi and the voices of its peoples. Balaz's philosophical lyricism tightly weaves history and humor, aloha ʻāina and protest, the spiritual and the everyday. Together, these poems envision a world in which-like Pidgin-"everyting deserves to fly."Joe Balaz, born and raised in Wahiawa on the island of Oʻahu, is of Hawaiian, Slovakian, and Irish ancestry. He is the author of multiple books of poetry in Standard English and Pidgin (Hawaiʻi Creole English), as well as the editor of Hoʻomānoa: An Anthology of Contemporary Hawaiian Literature. His writing, visual poetry, and artwork have been published in national and international journals and anthologies. Throughout his career, he has passionately advocated for Hawaiian and Pidgin literature.
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