Craig Santos Perez

Craig Santos Perez is an indigenous Chamoru from the Pacific Island of Gu�han (Guam). He is the coeditor of six anthologies; the author of poetry collections including Habitat Threshold and his ongoing from unincorporated territory series; and the author of the monograph, Navigating Chamoru Poetry: Indigeneity, Aesthetics, and Decolonization . He is professor in the English department at the University of Hawai i, M noa. Perez has received the National Book Award for Poetry, American Book...See more

Craig Santos Perez is an indigenous Chamoru from the Pacific Island of Gu�han (Guam). He is the coeditor of six anthologies; the author of poetry collections including Habitat Threshold and his ongoing from unincorporated territory series; and the author of the monograph, Navigating Chamoru Poetry: Indigeneity, Aesthetics, and Decolonization . He is professor in the English department at the University of Hawai i, M noa. Perez has received the National Book Award for Poetry, American Book Award, Pen Center USA/Poetry Society of America Literary Prize, Hawai i Literary Arts Council Award, Nautilus Book Award, and the George Garrett Award for Outstanding Community Service in Literature from the Associated Writing Programs. See less