Okinawa, Okinawan, Literature, Poems, Poetry, Dramas & Plays 

"'Living Spirit: Literature and Resurgence in Okinawa' is a collection of extraordinary literary works from the Ryukyus, most of which have never been translated into English, or are newly translated for this volume. The selections range from the oldest poetry born in the islands to contemporary prose and poetry"--From Editor's Note.

Contents:
Editor's note -- Maternal deities and the ancestry of humanity / Takara Ben -- Possessed by love, thwarted by the bell : an overview / Kathy Foley and Nobuko Miyama Ochner -- A living legacy / Oshiro Sadatoshi -- Images of the sacred / Frank Stewart and Katsunori Yamazato -- Round-trip over the ocean / Sakiyama Tami -- The dog snatcher / Nakawaka Naoko -- Mabuigumi / Medoruma Shun -- Riding a bus in a castle town / Oshiro Tatsuhiro -- The wild boar that George gunned down / Matayoshi Eiki -- The paper plane at the Empire State Building / Nagado Eikichi -- Three poems / Yamanoguchi Baku -- Hawks / Kawamitsu Shinichi -- Okinawan shaman songs / Christopher Drake -- Nothing can compare : Okinawan folk songs / Wesley Iwao Ueunten -- Ryuka : Okinawan lyric poetry / Traditional -- The love of the red soil / Yonaha Mikio -- Three poems / Makiminato Tokuzo -- Two poems / Takara Ben -- Gods beyond the sea / Oshiro Tatsuhiro -- Possessed by love, thwarted by the bell / Tamagusuku Chokun -- The cocktail party / Oshiro Tatsuhiro -- About the contributors.