CHRYSANTHEMUM (CHRIS) BROOK WATKINS is a trans poet, writer, and environmental activist living in North Florida. They spend as much time as they can on the water and in the swamps, and they are a proud board member of Apalachicola Riverkeeper. Chris received their PhD in Poetry with a focus in Ecopoetics and Environmental Writing, Poetic Forms, and Queer Literature from Florida State University. Chris now works as the Academics and Partnerships Coordinator at FSU’s Office of Sustainability (Sustainable Campus) and teaches both writing and sustainability courses. Some of their newer essays and poems (not included in this book) can be found in Ecotone, Terrain.org, and The Dodge among other journals.
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