From Unincorporated Territory åmot
2023 poem collection by Craig Santos Perez
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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
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]