From Unincorporated Territory åmot
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From Unincorporated Territory [åmot] is a collection of poems by Craig Santos Perez released in 2023. It is the fifth collection in Perez's "From Unincorporated Territory" series.[1] The collection won the 2023 National Book Award for Poetry.[2] From Unincorporated Territory [åmot] keeps with the theme other collections in the "Unincorporated Territory" series by terminating the title with a bracketed word from the Chamoru language. In this particular entry, the word "åmot" translates to "medicine."[3]
Description
[edit]From Unincorporated Territory [åmot] combines multilingualism, experimental free verse, and visual poetry, such as poems arranged in the topographical shape of the island of Guam.[1][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Perez, Craig Santos. From Unincorporated Territory [åmot]. Omnidawn Publishing, Inc. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "from unincorporated territory [åmot]". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Spaide, Christopher. "from unincorporated territory [åmot]". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Baez, Diego (2023). "From Unincorporated Territory [åmot]". Booklist. 119 (13): 10.