Halloween in the Anthropocene, 2015
by Craig Santos Perez
Darkness spills across the sky like an oil plume.
The moon reflects bleached coral. Tonight, let us
praise the sacrificed. Praise the souls of black
Craig Santos Perez is a native Chamoru poet from the Pacific Island of Guåhan/Guam. He has published three collections of poetry throughout his career so far. These include from unincorporated territory [hacha] and from unincorporated territory [guma’].
Darkness spills across the sky like an oil plume.
The moon reflects bleached coral. Tonight, let us
praise the sacrificed. Praise the souls of black