Chrystos. Courtesy ReoCities.
Chrystos (born November 7, 1946) is a Native American poet and a Menominee rights activist.
Life[]
Born in San Francisco, Chrystos is a Lesbian- and Two-Spirit-identified writer who focuses 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.
Prior to being published, she worked as a home caretaker, and an activist for Turtle Mountain Band of Chipewa, Norma Jean Croy (involved in a firefight with police), and Leonard Peltier.
Her 1st published work, Not Vanishing, concentrates on a Native American woman and the environment she returns to after work, a life shielded from mainstream cultural understanding.
She has lived on Bainbridge Island, Washington, since 1980.[2]
Publications[]
- Not Vanishing. Vancouver: Press Gang Publishers, 1988. ISBN 0-88974-015-1
- 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 1-880834-11-1
- Fire Power. Vancouver: Press Gang Publishers, 1995. ISBN 0-88974-047-X
Chrystos Poem Reading Video
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Sorrel, Lorraine, "Not Vanishing", review in Off Our Backs. Washington: Mar 31, 1989. Vol.19, Iss. 3.
- ↑ Virpi Maria Kristiina Valimaa & Lauren Curtright, Chrystos: biography, Voices from the Gaps, University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts, October 2, 2004. Web, Apr. 13, 2018.
- ↑ Search results = au:Chrystos, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, June 2, 2014.
External links[]
- Poems
- Audio / video
- Books
- Chrystos at Amazon.com
- About
- Chrystos: biography at Voices from the Gaps
- Chrystos, 1946- at Native American Authors.
- Chrystos at Voices from the Gaps
- Interview with Chrystos at Black Coffee Poet.
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