From Unincorporated Territory åmot explained

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

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.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Perez . Craig Santos . From Unincorporated Territory [åmot] ]. Omnidawn Publishing, Inc. . 6 August 2024 . en.
  2. Web site: from unincorporated territory [åmot] ]. National Book Foundation . 6 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Spaide . Christopher . from unincorporated territory [åmot] ]. The Poetry Foundation . 6 August 2024.
  4. Baez . Diego . From Unincorporated Territory [åmot] . Booklist . 2023 . 119 . 13 . 10.