Chrystos

Chrystos (born November 7, 1946, as Christina Smith) is an American activist and writer. Quotes "They're always telling me I'm too angry" (1995) From Fugitive Colors (1995) Full text online They're always telling me I'm too angry Especially when I mention land theft or rape or genocide They go to therapy to understand themselves pound anonymous pillows safely with a stranger in the closed room of improper behavior There is no pillow I’m angry with. I’m too tired to be angry enough Angry that I can’t go anyplace without seeing demeaning images and outright lies about Indian people I’m livid that we can’t even keep the few pitiful acres we have left if they happen to have uranium or copper or coal. I'm angry that I can't sleep    that I hate myself that I can’t write as well as I want because I’m so damn angry I can’t breathe Furious that nobody else seems to be angry and they don’t want me to be either Enraged at this whole sodden rotting mess they keep calling civilization as it poisons the air and the water and kills everyone in it’s way. Quotes about Chrystos Gloria Anzaldúa, an old friend, and Chrystos, a new one, gave me courage to write honestly about violence. Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz, "Acknowledgements" in The Issue Is Power (1992) External links Category:Native Americans' rights activists Category:Feminists Category:Poets from the United States Category:Living people Category:People from California