National award for book on CHamoru poetry
, 2022-12-13 20:01:11,
Craig Santos PerezThe latest book sheds light on the values of the Chamorro (the indigenous people of the Mariana Islands) embedded in poetry as part of a continuum of resistance to global colonialism and imperialism. Perez, Associate Professor Einglish at university Hawaii In Mānoa, he reveals how generations of Chamorro poets intertwined the values of Inafa’molek (interdependence), chenchule’ (reciprocity), mamåhlao (shame) and respetu (respect) in addressing annexation, militarization, and political loss resulting from colonial expansion on Guam.
On January 6 at its annual conference in San Francisco, the Modern Language Association (MLA) would give Perez her fourth MLA Studies in Native American Literatures, Cultures, and Languages Award for his book, Navigating Chamorro Poetry: Indigeneity, Aesthetics, and Decolonization. The prize is one of nineteen prizes to be offered.
“I feel honored and humbled that my book, about indigenous poetry from a very small island, has received such a prestigious award from the largest humanities society in the United States,” Perez said.
Perez, a native Chamorro pens award-winning poems that express his fear and frustration with global issues such as climate change, toxic waste, and human violence. The main mission of his latest published work is to bring out the beauty, diversity and depth of poetry through…
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