Chrystos (born 10 December, 1946) is a Menominee (Native/First Americans) poet and rights activist. Prior to being published, she worked as a home caretaker and an activist for mountain and Leonard Peltier.

Life and CareerEdit

Born in San Francisco, United States, she is a Lesbian and Two-Spirit identified writer who focus on themes revolving around the violence that adjoins everyday life in many urban areas. ^[1] She also tries to incorporate an awareness of universal currents in her works, introducing a diverse mixture of characters and ideas. Her first published work, Not Vanishing concentrates on a Native American woman and environment she returns to after work, a life shielded from mainstream cultural understanding.

BibliographyEdit

• Some Poems By People I Like (anthology of 5 poets) Toronto: sandraslittlebookshop, 2007, ISBN 978-0-9739540-1-2
• Not Vanishing Vancouver: Press Gang Publishers, 1988, ISBN 0-8897-4015-1
• Dream On Vancouver: Press Gang Publishers, 1991.
• In Her I Am Vancouver: Press Gang Publishers, 1993.
• Fugitive Colors Cleveland: Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 1995, ISBN 1-8808-3411-1
• Fire Power. Vancouver: Press Gang Publishers, 1995, ISBN 0-889-7404-7X
• This Bridge Called My Back, Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press, 1981, contributor

See alsoEdit

• List of writers from peoples indigenous to the Americas
• Native American Studies

ReferencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Chrystos from Voices in the Gaps