Bamboo Ridge: Journal of Hawaii Literature and Arts, Issue #104

Magazine. Poetry. Fiction. Literary Nonfiction. Art. The 35th Anniversary Issue of BAMBOO RIDGE includes new work by founding editors Eric Chock and Darrell H. Y. Lum, as well as by guest editors Lee Cataluna and Lisa Linn Kanae. Featured cover artist is weaver Ruthadell Anderson, noted for her large tapestries hanging in the Senate and House of Representatives chambers of the Hawai'i State Capitol. Accompanying the artist's profile, "Weaving a Colorful Life," is a portfolio of color photographs of her work. A special section for the Editors' Choice Awards begins with eight poems by Best Poetry winner Christy Passion, followed by Kevin Won's Best Prose and a poem by Connie Pan, selected as the Best New to Bamboo Ridge Writer. From the online Bamboo Shoots writing contest, the editors chose work by Donald Carreira Ching, Richard Melendez, Terri Nakamura, and Normie Salvador.