Posts by Nancy Bo Flood
Sharing our Northern Marianas Islands Connections
“The ocean does not divide us, it connects us.”
Read MoreInternational Day of the World’s Indigenous People
On December 23, 1994, the United Nations General Assembly declared August 9 as International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. In honor of the occasion, I share a poem published…
Read MoreA Favorite Poem
Pause a moment. Remember a favorite poem. Let it roll around in your mouth, tickle your heart. Let me lend you one of mine.
Read MoreUpon leaving, saying farewell to friends
“In the end all we have are stories.
Stories are what we are,
What we become.”
Saipan Farewell
What a gift to journey back to Saipan, to be surrounded again by the sea, to explore the hidden histories in its caves.
Read MoreFlora and Fauna of Saipan
The beautiful flora and fauna of Saipan
Read MoreWaka Poem honoring Suicide Cliff
Waka poem written by the Japanese Empress during her visit to Saipan, 2005.
Read MoreCarolinian Dancers of Saipan
Carolinian dancers of Saipan. New member of the dance group needs a skirt!
Read MoreIn Saipan, Our Classroom
In Saipan, our classroom is the sea, the island, the stories …
Read MoreFrom Saipan, a Glorious Sunrise
The word is the skin of our living thought.
Read MoreSaipan, a Pacific Island of History and Stories
Saipan is the setting of my book, Warriors in the Crossfire, World War II, Pacific Arena, a place and time full of history. I never intended to write this novel…
Read MoreThe Gift of Old Friends
The gift of being with old friends, Anna Yamada, special education teacher on Saipan for over 30 years.
Read MoreTraveling to Saipan
I’ve been invited to return to Saipan this July to help teach a special “on site” symposium for educators. I invite you to “come along.”
Read MoreAuthors at Our R.E.A.D. in Beauty Bookmobile Launch
These four authors will help us celebrate books and the launch of a library on wheels: R.E.A.D. in Beauty Bookmobile in Chinle, Navajo Nation!
Read MoreChinle Planting Hope and Read at Home
One child + learning to read + books + magazines to read = a future With the collaboration and help of many volunteers and a number of Rotary Clubs in…
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