From Unincorporated Territory [guma']

Craig Santos Perez, a native Chamoru from the Pacific Island of Gu han (Guam), has lived for two decades away from his homeland. This new collection maps the emotional and geographic cartographies of his various migrations, departures, and arrivals. Through a variety of poetic forms, the poet highlights the importance of origins and customs amidst new American cultures and terrains. Furthermore, this book draws attention to, and protests, the violent currents of colonialism and militarism currently threatening Gu han, a "strategic" US territory since 1898. The poet memorializes what his people have lost and insists that we must protect and defend what we have left of home. This collection will engage those interested in Pacific literature, multicultural, indigenous poetry, mixed-genre, multilingual experiments, ecopoetics, and those who want to explore intersections between poetry, politics, history, and culture.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Omnidawn
Published: 04/01/2014
ISBN: 9781890650919
Pages: 81
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/02/2013
Library Journal 04/15/2014 pg. 87
LJ Best Books of Year 12/01/2014 pg. 34