Words In Your Face Dear Future Boyfriend : : Hot Teen Slut Working Class Represent : : Oh Terrible Youth About the Author : : How to Buy "Aptowicz is the real deal, the genuine article, and her work is like the household product you never knew you needed, but that you cannot live without." John S. Hall, author Jesus was Way Cool" In her third collection of poetry, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz celebrates all the ups and downs of being performance poet with a day job. Whether exulting the mundanity of office life ("Rules of Slack"), musing about hidden perks of college poetry gigs ("Ode to College Cafeterias") or hilariously defending the use of humor in poetry ("To the Guy Who Said that Funny Poetry Ain't Poetry"), this book continues her tradition of witty, honest and idiosyncratic work. This expanded version includes dozens previously unpublished poems as well as well-worn favorites, such as "QaParHa," her pop-culture-saturated love poem which is (partially) delievered in Klingon. LISTEN to Cristin perform "All I'd Leave Behind" from Working Class Represent WATCH the unaired video game poems Cristin was commissioned to write for GAMETAP. Hear Cristin wax nostagalic about dating Pac-Man, Sonic the Hedgehog and Tony Hawk . You'll need Quick Time Player to watch the vids, but the complete seven poem Video Game Icons series can be found in Working Class Represent for all your reading pleasure !