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The colonization of Pacific Islands has left irreversible changes on language and culture of Pohnpei people in Micronesia. Through the first explorers’ invasions to modern tourism, the landscape and identity are the subject to constant changes and modifications. The battle between the westernized lifestyle and heritage cultivation is strongly visible in, for instance, “Like the Island.” The collection of poems is strong, vibrant, and brave treating the matters from perspective of likio “outsie” and Sapw Sarawi “spiritual powers” (Kihleng 2008 61). The first one is reflected through the metaphor of neglectable homicide of Chuukese child by a women in 2006 where the politicization of the poetry raises anger and frustration. On the other hand, the “Untitled” tells a touching story of relationship between the granddaughter who takes care of her grandfather in the hospital: “my hands rubbing p from under his heel up to his toes, neglected for so long brown, dry flakes fall off his foot on to my urohs and on to the tile floor in room 208 tears for the hplesness I feel when we’re together” Kihleng, E. (2008). My Urohs. Kahuaomānoa Press