From unincorporated territory [åmot] / Craig Santos Perez.
| Author/creator |
Santos Perez, Craig author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Oakland, California : Omnidawn Publishing, 2023. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2023 |
| Description | 148 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Portion of title | Åmot |
| Series | From unincorporated territory |
| Abstract | "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. "Åmot" is the Chamoru word for "medicine," and commonly refers to medicinal plants. Traditional healers were known as yo'åmte, and they gathered åmot in the jungle, and recited chants and invocations of taotao'mona, or ancestral spirits, in the healing process. Through experimental and visual poetry, Perez explores how storytelling can become a symbolic form of åmot, offering healing from the traumas of colonialism, militarism, migration, environmental injustice, and the death of elders"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Language | In English, with some text in Chamorro. |
| Genre/form | visual poetry. |
| Genre/form | Experimental poetry. |
| Genre/form | Poetry. |
| Genre/form | Visual poetry. |
| Genre/form | Visual poetry. |
| Genre/form | Experimental poetry. |
| Genre/form | Poésie visuelle. |
| Genre/form | Poésie expérimentale. |
| LCCN | 2022057633 |
| ISBN | 9781632431189 paperback |
| ISBN | 1632431181 paperback |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | New Books | PS3619 .A598 F76 2023 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |