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Poetry by Cristin appears in DANSE MACABRE
Cristin is thrilled the Danse Macabre editor Adam Henry Carriere chose to include her poem, “Taft,” in their least themed issue, “Commedia.” Check out the whole fantastic issue here.
New Poetry by Cristin appears in THE FURNACE REVIEW
Cristin is so excited that her poem, “Junkyard Ghost Revival” is in the latest issue of “The Furnace Review.” Not only does the poem celebrate her tour last year with poets Buddy Wakefield, Derrick Brown & Anis Mojgani, but the journal itself is edited by the fabulous Ciara LaVelle, who was a fiction student at the Pennsylvania Governor’s School of the Arts when Cristin was an ATTRA (Teaching Assistant, basically). It’s a family affair! Check out the whole fantastic issue here.
New Poetry by Cristin appears in THE NORTHVILLE REVIEW
Cristin is baffled, but thrilled, that her poem, “Presidential Flash Cards” made the cut at the special edition of “The Northville Review”, presented by guest editor and “avowed poetry hater” Whitney Freemesser. Check out the whole issue & read the fantastic Whitney Freemesser interview here. To read Cristin’s poem, click here.
Cristin to co-host the Indiefeed / NYC-Urbana Party & Showcase at the Bowery Poetry Club
Cristin is thrilled to be co-hosting this amazing night of poetry with Indiefeed Performance Poetry podcast founder & host, Wess Mongo Jolley. The gobsmackingly awesome list of poets scheduled to perform include Urbana poets such as Bob Holman, Shappy Seasholtz, Eboni Hogan, Chad Anderson, Jamie Kilstein, Nicole Homer, Evert Eden, Jared Singer, Jeanann Verlee, Darian Dauchan and Jon Sands, as well as other spoken word superstars such as Adam Falkner, Ian Khadan, Tony Brown & Faro (Duende), Mahogany Browne, Helena D. Lewis, Emily Kagan Trenchard, Soul Thomas Evans, Kelly Zen Yie Tsai,Gary Mex Glazner and Mike McGee, among other! The show REALLY starts at 6:30pm, when Indiefeed host, Wess Mongo Jolley, holds a Word Shop talk! Food and drinks will be supplied, and this celebrated word slinger — he was Write Bloody finalist don’t you know! — will be kicking a poem or two himself! It’s going to be an INCREDIBLE night of poetry! Some come on out and be a part of history!!For more information and/or to RSVP & spread the word), check out the Facebook events page here
Cristin to perform at University of Alabama
Cristin is thrilled to be joining her poetry pals & Write Bloody label-mates Anis Mojgani and Derrick Brown as well as her foxy partner Shappy Seasholtz for a two week leg of their latest tour, the Elephant Engine High Dive Revivial! For more information about the University of Alabama performance (and/or to RSVP & spread the word), check out the Facebook events page here
Cristin to perform at Tennessee Tech University
Cristin is thrilled to be joining her poetry pals & Write Bloody label-mates Anis Mojgani and Derrick Brown as well as her foxy partner Shappy Seasholtz for a two week leg of their latest tour, the Elephant Engine High Dive Revivial! For more information about the Tennessee Tech University performance (and/or to RSVP & spread the word), check out the Facebook events page here
Cristin to perform at Sentient Bean in Savannah
Cristin is thrilled to be joining her poetry pals & Write Bloody label-mates Buddy Wakefield, Anis Mojgani and Derrick Brown for a two week leg of their latest tour, the Elephant Engine High Dive Revivial! $10 students, $15 for general. For more information about this performance (and/or to RSVP & spread the word), check out the Facebook events page here.
Words In Your Face is praised in “Suss: Another Literary Journal”
Earlier in the year, Cristin’s poem “Not As Smart As I Think I Am” appeared in the fantastic literary journal, Suss. So imagine her surprise when her book, Words In Your Face was given a shout out in the Suss “Gossip” section. Poet Ian Khadan writes that Words In Your Face “fits into the confines of its pages a major movement in the modern era of poetry that will likely be studied by academia in many years to come alongside the likes of the Black Arts movement and the Beatnik era” and that Cristin “a lavish window into which many unfamiliar with the burgeoning slam poetry scene can appreciate the history and struggles of now accomplished poets and novelists.” To read more of Ian’s killer write-up click here).To read Cristin’s poem from earlier in the year, click here). She was but do explore the rest of the mag (and come back often!) by clicking here.
Cristin to perform at Goucher College
Cristin is thrilled to be joining her poetry pals & Write Bloody label-mates Buddy Wakefield, Anis Mojgani and Derrick Brown for a two week leg of their latest tour, the Elephant Engine High Dive Revivial! For more information about the Goucher College performance (and/or to RSVP & spread the word), check out the Facebook events page here.
Cristin to perform at University of Maryland
Cristin is thrilled to be joining her poetry pals & Write Bloody label-mates Buddy Wakefield, Anis Mojgani and Derrick Brown for a two week leg of their latest tour, the Elephant Engine High Dive Revivial! For more information about the University of Maryland performance (and/or to RSVP & spread the word), check out the Facebook events page here.
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