Craig Santos Perez

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Craig Santos Perez is an indigenous Chamoru from the Pacific Island of Guåhan (Guam). He is the co-editor of six anthologies; the author of five poetry collections; and the author of the monograph, Navigating Chamoru Poetry: Indigeneity, Aesthetics, and Decolonization.
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from unincorporated territory [åmot]

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ISBN 9781632431189 Omnidawn Publishing

Experimental and visual poems diving into the history and culture of the poet’s homeland, Guam. This book is the fifth collection in Craig Santos Perez’s ongoing from unincorporated territory series about the history of his homeland, the western Pacific island of Guåhan (Guam), and the culture of his indigenous Chamoru people. More about this book >

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Craig Santos Perez

Craig Santos Perez is an indigenous Chamoru from the Pacific Island of Guåhan (Guam). He is the co-editor of six anthologies; the author of five poetry collections; and the author of the monograph, Navigating Chamoru Poetry: Indigeneity, Aesthetics, and Decolonization. He is professor in the English department at the University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa. He has received the American Book Award, Hawaiʻi Literary Arts Council’s Cades Award for Literature, Nautilus Book Award, and the George Garrett Award for Outstanding Community Service in Literature from the Association of Writers & Writing Programs.

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