Dream On

by Chrystos

Courageous, resilient and sometimes celebratory poetry offers clear-sighted realism, outrage and wry humor.

Genres: Poetry, Indigenous, Queer, LGBT, Lesbian, Native American

151 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1991

About the author

Chrystos is a Menominee writer and two-spirit activist who has published various books and poems that explore indigenous Americans's civil rights, social justice, and feminism. Chrystos is also a lecturer, writing teacher and fine-artist.

Reviews

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

"i'll just read a few poems while i have this coffee," i thought, and then walked out three hours later having read the whole book. usually i can't read poetry collection right through like that, which i mention not because my sustained attention is praise chrystos might want or need but because i am grateful to be so compelled & taught. (i will still reread everything here a thousand times; once in starvation is not enough.) infinite love for this queer elder who has traced lineages between & among so many of us.

[ben adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

My only criticism of this book is that for poetry it is long and could easily have been two 5-star books. Like every one of Chrystos' books, this one is incredible. Should be mandatory reading for all activists, poets, and people who know something in our society is amiss.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

not for the faint hearted.

[Jade Wallace · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the second book I've read from Chrystos because I got lucky and found it in a secondhand store and you know if I find any more I'm picking them up too.

[Flynn]

helping somewhat