Craig Santos Perez

Winner, 2023 National Book Awards

Craig Santos Perez is an indigenous Pacific Islander from Guam. He is the co-editor of nine anthologies and the author of seven books of poetry and an academic monograph. Learn more >

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from unincorporated territory [åmot]

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

2025 Science + Literature Selection Committee (Chair)

Craig Santos Perez is an indigenous Pacific Islander from Guam. He is the co-editor of nine anthologies and the author of seven books of poetry and the academic monograph, Navigating CHamoru Poetry: Indigeneity, Aesthetics, and Decolonization. His collection From Unincorporated Territory [åmot] received the 2023 National Book Award for Poetry.

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