"In The Ocean on Fire, Anaïs Maurer brings together an impressive archive of primary and secondary sources to highlight the underexamined field of Pacific literature through two of the most urgent and profound issues: nuclearism and climate change. Maurer's deep knowledge of Pacific culture, history, politics, and ecologies is especially welcome in her analysis of the creative works she studies."–Craig Santos Perez, author of "Navigating CHamoru Poetry: Indigeneity, Aesthetics, and Decolonization"