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Cristin’s poem “Choke” is Poem of the Day on Verse Daily
Cristin was thrilled to hear that her poem “Choke” (which can be found in Everything is Everything) was selected as the Poem of the Day on the popular website, Verse Daily. Verse Daily is “an independently owned daily publication of quality poetry on the worldwide web” with a mission of “republishing from fine literary magazines and books of poetry one new poem each day… to promote poets and their publishers while providing a wealth of excellent poetry to the public free of charge.” To read Cristin’s poem, please check here. To read Verse Daily‘s write-up on Cristin, please click here.
Cristin announced as U.S. Spoken Word Editor for 30th Anniversary Issue of Australian Literary Journal
Cristin is very pleased to be named the U.S. Spoken Word Editor for the fantastic Australian literary journal, Going Down Swinging. Cristin will join other poets from GDS’s global community “to select their favourite works from their area, for the two spoken word CDs” to be included with the anniversary issue. The other poets are David Prater (Europe), Ian Daley (UK), Sally McIntyre (NZ/Asia Pacific) and Ian Ferrier (Canada). Please check out the announcement here.
Everything is Everything is reviewed in decomP
In his review Everything is Everything, decomP Editor Jason Jordan writes, “Aptowicz always finds something interesting to say. And that’s why her poetry is so endearing. Often quirky, funny, and downright bizarre, Everything is Everything addresses numerous topics via confessional free verse… If you’re looking for a read that enchants in spite of its occasional flaws, buy Everything is Everything. On the whole, your time and money will be well spent.” To read the entire review, please check here, and definitely explore the rest of the newly relaunched decomP site, which has published work by Cristin as well as some of her poet pals Robbie Q. Telfer, Wess Mongo Jolley, Jeanann Verlee, Adam Falkner and Jon Sands, among others!
Cristin to perform at Mahogany Browne’s Bklyn Bookstore Basement Readings series
Cristin is thrilled to be performing along side of some of Penmanship Books best poets at Penmanship Books founder Mahogany Browne’s Bklyn Bookstore Basement Reading at Unnameable Books (600 Vanderbilt Ave., bet. Prospect Pl./. St. Marks Ave; 2,3 Train to Grand Army Plaza or D/Q Train to 7th Ave). The FREE show will be hosted by Mahogany Browne, and will feature performances by Cristin as well as Jive Poetic and Tracy Soren. Show starts at 8pm, and there will be limited seating, so please feel free to RSVP on Facebook here.
Cristin’s book Everything is Everything is highlighted in the lit blog, Writers Read
Cristin is that her book, Everything is Everything can be found beside the bed of writer / teacher / raconteur Daniel Nester. To read about what other books he is currently reading, please check out the awesome lit blog Writers Read, which shares with the public what writers are reading privately. Neat!
Cristin announced as new columnist for the Barrelhouse blog
Cristin is happy to announce that she will be a new weekly columnist for the Barrelhouse, a fantastic lit journal filled with dark humor, sharp writing and pop culture. Cristin’s column, “This Week In Kitsch,” will begin on Sunday February 14, 2010, and will strive to interpret the week’s events into one wonderfully kitschy popular item, either from her & her partner Shappy’s collection, or from the collection of fellow collector-writers in her community. Please check out the announcement here, and definitely checking out the forthcoming Barrelhouse #8 which will feature poetry by Cristin and her pal Taylor Mali as well.
New Poetry by Cristin appears in Fawlt
Cristin is thrilled that her poem, “Accused,” appears in the latest issue of Fawlt, an online literary journal which celebrates work which strives to “incorporate humanity’s quirks and tragic flaws in funny or sobering ways.” To read Cristin’s poem & begin exploring the read of this fantastic issue, please click here.
Small Press Reviews reviews Everything is Everything
In his review of Everything is Everything in Small Press Reviews, Marc Schuster calls Cristin “a master of juxtaposition” and spotlights several of his favorite poems in the book, including “L’Chaim” where he write that a parallel found in the poem “demands further examination, as it implies that we are all, in some way, dying as we appear to celebrate, committing small suicides as we force ourselves to go through the received motions of daily life. Is there anything more than preserving the culture of our ancestors, the poem all but demands?” To read the full review, please click here.
New Poetry by Cristin appears in premier issue of Crash
Cristin is proud to have three poems included in the debut issue of the lit journal, Crash. The eclectic trio includes “The Charmless Starling,” “Facts About Seven U.S. Presidents I Still Somehow Remember and the Surprisingly Effective Ways I Remembered Them” and the poem, “For Kim & Tim, On the Occasion of Their Spring Wedding in Melbourne Australia, Even Though it is Still Fall Here In New York City,” a poem Cristin wrote for the wedding ceremony of her pal & former NYC roomie, Kim Nowaczyk. To read all the poems in Crash, please check out a PDF of their first issue here.
Interview with Cristin appears on lit blog, What To Wear During an Orange Alert
Orange Alert editor Jason Behrends asks Cristin questions about day jobs, poetry slams, Write Bloody and whether there will be an illustrated poetry books in her future, and Cristin responds by talking about giraffe rape, road trips, medical oddities and her obsession with President James Buchanan and his “wife,” Senator William Rufus King. To read the full interview, please click here.
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