Crisosto Apache
Poet Laureate for Colorado, 2026-2027
Crisosto Apache is an Indigenous (Mescalero Apache, Chiricahua Apache, and Diné) poet. The author of Ghostword (Gnashing Teeth Publishing, 2022) and Genesis (Lost Alphabet, 2018), they work as an assistant professor and live in Lakewood, Colorado, on Cheyenne, Arapahoe, and Ute land.