num_pages: 98
description: In the preface to his first book a lyrical epic on the violent convergences of colonialisms on Guam (Japanese and American) history family and language (Chamorro and English) Perez writes: On some maps Guam doesn't exist; I point to an empty space in the Pacific and say 'I'm from here.' On some maps Guam is a small unnamed island; I say 'I'm from this unnamed place.' On some maps Guam is named 'Guam U.S.A.' I say 'I'm from a territory of the United States. On some maps Guam is named simply 'Guam'; I say 'I am from Guam.' Written in the spirit of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's Dictee and Barbara Jane Reyes's Poeta en San Francisco Perez's book promises to add significantly to a growing canon of Pacific poetries.
language: English
title: From Unincorporated Territory
publisher: Tinfish Press