Not everyone growing up in the islands feels the spirit of aloha. The Micronesian experience in Hawai‘i is often defined by feelings of exclusion and discrimination. HPR’s Molly Solomon spoke with Marshallese poet Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, whose writing sheds light on a voice not often heard.
Jetnil-Kijiner was recently selected to speak at the 2014 Climate Summit at the United Nations in New York this month.
Jetnil-Kijiner shares one of her recent poems, "The Monkey Gate," a reflection on traveling between the two places she calls home.
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Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner reads from her poem,"The Monkey Gate."
Hear more of Kathy's poetry here:
"Lessons from Hawai‘i"
"Tell Them"
