Chrystos, a Menominee poet, was born in 1946 in San Franciso, CA. A Lesbian and Two-Spirit identified writer, she is the author of the following books:
- Fire Power. Press Gang: Vancouver, 1995.
- Fugitive Colors Cleveland State University Poetry Center: Cleveland, 1995.
- In Her I Am Press Gang: Vancouver, 1993.
- Dream On Press Gang: Vancouver, 1991.
- Not Vanishing Press Gang: Vancouver, 1988.