all the minor things

How do we hold ourselves together when the world pulls in every direction? In this intimate debut collection, Arlo Lokomaika‘i invites readers into a space where poetry becomes both anchor and release. With a voice that is both tender and unflinching, these poems move through memory, identity, love, and loss, exploring what it means to belong — to a family, to a culture, to a self still taking shape. From the noise of city life to the quiet pull of ancestral roots, each piece reaches for presence and meaning in a world that rarely slows down. For anyone who’s ever felt too much, or not enough, this collection offers a hand to hold — a reminder that in speaking our truths, we become whole.