The poet Chrysanthemum stands outdoors and faces the camera with a wall and window behind her. She has golden skin and chest-length dark hair, and wears translucent glasses with a red-and-white patterned dress. Photo by Zach Oren.

CHRYSANTHEMUM is a poet, performance artist, and public historian. She is Co-Director of the Providence Poetry Slam. She has received fellowships from the Poetry Foundation, Kundiman, and Lambda Literary. Her writing has appeared in Poem-a-Day, The Nation, Them, and Button Poetry, among others.

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