Christy NaMee Eriksen
Christy NaMee Eriksen is a multidisciplinary poet, teaching artist, and organizer living on Lingít Aaní, Juneau, Alaska. Described as a “tender powerhouse," NaMee blends personal narrative, poetry, and the politics of identity. She has received awards for both art and activism, including three Rasmuson Foundation awards, an Alaska Literary Award, the Equilibrium Spoken Word Immersion Fellowship, and the Carla Tipone Award for Activism. She is a Kundiman fellow and her work has appeared on Literary Hub, in Freeman's: Change (Grove Atlantic), and Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines (PM Press).
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Happy Fat Bear Tuesday and welcome to the final massive match of the bracket. By 5 p.m. AKDT today we will have a 2022 Fat Bear Champion — but there can only be one. -
Welcome back, well-rounded readers! For those just joining us, we are sizing up the biggest bears of Katmai National Park, and we’re well on our way to declaring one fat winner. -
These quarterfinals are not for the faint of fur! Entering the bracket today is none other than the mightiest mama bear 128 Grazer, and defending Fat Bear Week Champion, King Otis. -
Yesterday we watched 151 Walker walk across the winner’s line, and he was certainly swaying what his mama gave him. Beach babe 901 took out actual babe 909 Yearling and it was very matter-of-fact; also, I’m pretty sure I saw her yawn as it happened. -
The plot thickens today as some of the biggest booties of Brooks Falls come out to play. -
Good day, Fat Bear America, and welcome to Fat Bear Week, Day 1! We have two mighty matches on today’s docket. Let’s jump (or waddle?) right in. -
The bears of Alaska’s Katmai National Park have been busy all summer feasting on salmon and stocking up on nutrients for their winter hibernation, and they’ve got the fall bods to prove it.
