About Chrystos
Chrystos is a two-spirit writer and activist whose work explores Native American civil rights, social justice, and feminism. They are of mixed Menominee–Lithuanian/Alsace–Lorraine heritage. Chrystos is also a lecturer, writing teacher, and artist. While they're better known for their poems about social justice, Chrystos also has a significant body of erotic poetry. Chrystos (; born November 7, 1946, as Christina Smith) is a two-spirit writer and activist whose work explores Native American civil rights, social justice, and feminism. Chrystos was born off-reservation in San Francisco, California, was taught to read by their self-educated father, and began writing poetry at age nine.
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