‘Āina Hānau / Birth Land (Brandy Nālani McDougall)

From the University of Arizona press website:

"Āina Hānau / Birth Land is a powerful collection of new poems by Kanaka ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiian) poet Brandy Nālani McDougall. ‘Āina hānau—or the land of one’s birth—signifies identity through intimate and familial connections to place and creates a profound bond between the people in a community."

A beautiful poetry collection and I highly recommend another book of her poetry, The Salt Wind | Ka Makani Paʻakai