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Poem:
doc Poem: "Pressed flower, symbol of hope" (ddr-densho-468-33)
Typed draft
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-33/
Poems (ddr-densho-468-85)
doc Poems (ddr-densho-468-85)
Two handwritten papers. Both contain poems.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-85/
Two poems (ddr-densho-468-42)
doc Two poems (ddr-densho-468-42)
Two handwritten poems: "Walter G. Arnold Interrogation" and "Luvaly" (?)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-42/
Poem:
doc Poem: "You are light" (ddr-densho-468-1)
Handwritten draft with opening of letter upside down on left side of first page
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-1/
Poem:
doc Poem: "Busby boasted" (ddr-densho-468-46)
Handwritten draft
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-46/
Poem:
doc Poem: "Meditation on the drunken soliloquy of Samedi" (ddr-densho-468-27)
Handwritten draft
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-27/
Poem:
doc Poem: "One thousand four hundred and thirty-six of her peers" with letter (ddr-densho-468-90)
Typed manuscript on front. List of names and Bible verse on reverse of stationery (same names and design as ddr-densho-468-82).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-90/
Poem:
doc Poem: "Poet's Page" (ddr-densho-468-29)
Dedicated to Martha Mae
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-29/
Cactus blossoms (ddr-csujad-55-48)
doc Cactus blossoms (ddr-csujad-55-48)
Collection of poetry written by incarcerees. Includes illustrations. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00052
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-48/
El Curriente presents what a life (ddr-csujad-55-2683)
doc El Curriente presents what a life (ddr-csujad-55-2683)
The pages of the first El Curriente is devoted to the trials and tribulations of adolescent life. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2847
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2683/
I love you (ddr-csujad-55-1907)
doc I love you (ddr-csujad-55-1907)
Handwritten poem about spring and love, most likely by an incarceree at Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1910
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1907/
Postonia (ddr-csujad-55-45)
doc Postonia (ddr-csujad-55-45)
Poem written by incarceree about children and the Poston incarceration camp in Parker Arizona. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00049
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-45/
Florin Chapter of Japanese American Citizens' League documents on choral speaking (ddr-csujad-55-2465)
doc Florin Chapter of Japanese American Citizens' League documents on choral speaking (ddr-csujad-55-2465)
Instructional document on "choral speaking" with poems. Includes "The Gypsies," "The Baseball Game," "Wasted Word," "Clouds," and "The Night Wind." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2571
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2465/
Pencil sketch of Abalone Hill with barracks and poetry (ddr-densho-350-13)
img Pencil sketch of Abalone Hill with barracks and poetry (ddr-densho-350-13)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-350-13/
Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 38 (ddr-densho-1000-135-38)
vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 38 (ddr-densho-1000-135-38)
Description of father's Japanese poetry club, influences on Mitsuye's later work as a writer
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-135-38/
Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-135-39)
vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-135-39)
Father's love of literature and reading
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-135-39/
Amy Uyematsu Interview I Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-523-9)
vh Amy Uyematsu Interview I Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-523-9)
Publication of poems in Gidra
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-523-9/
Amy Uyematsu Interview II Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-524-6)
vh Amy Uyematsu Interview II Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-524-6)
Becoming interested in poetry while at UCLA
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-524-6/
Amy Uyematsu Interview II Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-524-14)
vh Amy Uyematsu Interview II Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-524-14)
Description of writing process
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-524-14/
Amy Uyematsu Interview II Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-524-9)
vh Amy Uyematsu Interview II Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-524-9)
Changing publisher for second book
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-524-9/
Amy Uyematsu Interview II Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-524-10)
vh Amy Uyematsu Interview II Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-524-10)
Description of third book, Stone Bow Prayer
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-524-10/
Amy Uyematsu Interview II Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-524-7)
vh Amy Uyematsu Interview II Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-524-7)
Beginning to publish work
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-524-7/
Amy Uyematsu Interview II Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-524-8)
vh Amy Uyematsu Interview II Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-524-8)
First poetry book wins a prestigious literary award
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-524-8/
Amy Uyematsu Interview II Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-524-12)
vh Amy Uyematsu Interview II Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-524-12)
Fifth book influenced by math, spirituality and health
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-524-12/
Amy Uyematsu Interview II Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-524-13)
vh Amy Uyematsu Interview II Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-524-13)
Reflective nature of most recent book
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-524-13/
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