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Cristin Hosts Special 501st Podcast for Indiefeed Performance Poetry Channel
Cristin is thrilled to introduce the poetry of hard-working host and Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast series founder Mongo to the Indiefeed audience, especially after the series celebrated its 500th episode last week. To listen to the show, click here. And please note that Mongo’s poem is featured in the Write Bloody Press’s anthology The Good Things About America, which also features poetry by Cristin, as well as poets such a Robbie Q. Telfer, Derrick Brown, Buddy Wakefield, Shappy Seasholtz and Anis Mojgani, among others.
Cristin Poetry Featured in Feb 2009 Issue of decomP
Cristin is thrilled — and a bit surprised, considering how vulgar it is! — that her poem “A Short History of Unusual Fish” is featured in the February 2009 issue of the online journal, decomP. Feel free to follow Cristin’s poem with a Robbie Q. Telfer chaser, as two of his poem appear in the issue as well. To read the poems and see the other fine work appearing this issue, click here.
Cristin Finishes Three-Part Podcast series on Australian Spoken Word
Cristin is guest-hosting all week on the Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast with a special series on Australian Spoken Word. The final show is with Melbourne’s surrealist heartbreaker, Sean M. Whelan. To listen to the show, click here.
Cristin Poetry Featured on New Verse News
Cristin is thrilled her poem “Poetry Reading, Inaugaration Night, New York City” is featured on New Verse News, an online literary journal which “presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.” The poem was written during and made its debut at the NYC-Urbana Poetry Slam on Tuesday Jan 20th. To read the poem, click here.
Cristin Continues Three-Part Podcast series on Australian Spoken Word
Cristin is guest-hosting all week on the Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast with a special series on Australian Spoken Word. Next up? Cristin’s Australian doppelganger Alicia Someimes! To listen to the show, click here.
Cristin to Perform at 92nd Street Y Tribeca
In an evening hosted by wunderkind / 2.0 poet Rives, Cristin will be joining fellow NYC Poetry Slam diva Mahogany Browne and Lynne Procope in an evening of poetry and conversation which Rives has titled “How to Trespass in New York City.” It will be Cristin’s first time performing at this new New York City performance space. The show is at 8pm, at the 92YTribeca (200 Hudson Street) at the reasonable price of just $15. For more information, please visit the 92nd Street Y Tribeca website here.
Cristin Begins Three-Part Podcast series on Australian Spoken Word
Cristin is guest-hosting all week on the Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast with a special series on Australian Spoken Word. First up? The amazing and darkly seductive Emilie Zoey Baker! To listen to the show, click here.
Cristin’s Poetry Included in The Good Things About America Anthology
Cristin is thrilled to have two of her previously unpublished poems included in the brand spanking new and very timely Write Bloody Press’s anthology The Good Things About America. Her work appears alongside such amazing poets as Derrick Brown, Buddy Wakefield, Anis Mojgani, Andrea Gibson, Joel Chmara, Robbie Q. Telfer, Brian Ellis and Shappy Seasholtz, among others. She is also thrilled to bits that she and poet-pal Robbie Q. Telfer penned the intro. You can pick up a copy online or at your favorite local independent bookstore.
Cristin Appears in AdCouncil’s TEACH NY Ad Campaign
Cristin is thrilled to be repping the Bowery Poetry Club in a new advertising campaign which hopes to inspire people to come to New York City to teach. The AdCouncil donates their time and resources to produce eye-catching ads for worthy organizations. Cristin donated her time / performance as well. To see the commericial, please click here.
Cristin’s Poem Is Fourth Runner-Up in the Hayden Ferry Review Blog Holiday Contest
Cristin’s poem, “The Art of Holiday Spirit: Astoria, Queens,” placed fourth in the Hayden’s Ferry Review blog 2008 Holiday contest. In addition to having the poem published on their website, here, Cristin also won a free, one-year subscription to Hayden’s Ferry Review and a free gift submission as well. Cristin is thrilled as both she believe the Hayden’s Ferry Review and the Hayden’s Ferry Review Blog to be utterly kick-ass.
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