{"id":161992,"date":"2022-07-14T11:34:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T21:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=161992"},"modified":"2022-07-18T11:29:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T21:29:31","slug":"joseph-stanton-prevailing-winds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/07\/14\/joseph-stanton-prevailing-winds\/","title":{"rendered":"Extinct, endangered native birds spotlighted in poem collection"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Joseph Stanton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Mānoa American studies<\/a> and art history<\/a> professor emeritus is expanding awareness around the fragility of Hawaiʻi\u2019s<\/span> flora and fauna with his latest published work.<\/p>\n

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Joseph Stanton<\/strong> released the poetry book Prevailing Winds<\/em>, this spring. The collection of poems are based on the award winning author\u2019s fascination with works of art and nature, and spotlights many bright and some hauntingly dark glimpses.<\/p>\n

“I have been especially concerned with drawing attention to Hawaiian honeycreepers and other birds in these islands that have gone extinct or are in danger of extinction,” Stanton explained. “I am hoping that readers will find that what has interested me is of interest to them.”<\/p>\n

According to Stanton, his poem, “The Last Kauaʻi<\/span> ʻŌʻō,”<\/span> appears to be striking a strong chord with readers. The native bird disappeared from the Garden Isle\u2019s forests in 1987, its extinction closely linked to predators ranging from rats to mosquito-borne diseases.<\/p>\n