The Ordering of Stars

Kersten Christianson is a raven-watching, moon-gazing, English-teaching Alaskan, and author of four poetry collections: Words from the Boreal (Metaphysical Fox Press, 2025), Curating the House of Nostalgia (Sheila-Na-Gig Editions (2020), What Caught Raven's Eye (Petroglyph Press, 2018), and Something Yet to Be Named (Kelsay Books, 2017). She serves as Poetry Editor for the longtime quarterly journal, Alaska Women Speak. Her poetry has appeared in various publications and anthologies. She has been a writer-in-residence at Jenni House Artist Residency (Whitehorse, Yukon), Storyknife Writers Retreat (Homer), and Alderworks Alaska Writers & Artists Retreat (Dyea). She is also a 2024 recipient of the Lin Halterman Grant, awarded through the Alaska Writers Guild. This grant will go towards the purchase of a Little Free Library to gather and share the work of poets, especially that of northern poets. Since 2013, she has been an active member of the regional writer's group, Blue Canoe Writers. Kersten lives in Sitka where she keeps an eye on the tides, shops Old Harbor Books, and hoards smooth ink pens.