Chrystos is a Menominee poet and activist from San Francisco, California. They have published many collections of poetry, including Not Vanishing (1988), Dream On (1991), and Fire Power (1995).
Chrystos has been recognized with a Barbara Deming Grant, a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Sappho Award of Distinction from the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, among others. Currently, they are a resident of Bainbridge Island, Washington.
Information from the Poetry Foundation.