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Cristin is Published in Premier Issue of SPINDLE
Cristin is proud to have her poem, All I’d Leave Behind, be published alongside works by Willie Perdomo, Taylor Mali, Tony Brown, Oscar Bermeo, Marty McConnell and more in the premier issue of SPINDLE. SPINDLE is an online literary magazine “with a twist” founded by NYC poet Guy LeCharles Gonzalez which features creative non-fiction, poetry and short fiction by, for and about New Yorkers — literal and spiritual. This issue represents the magazine’s “soft launch,” so stay tuned for more on SPINDLE in the new year. For more information (and to read Cristin’s poem), please check out the SPINDLE website here.
Cristin’s “Snips for Tips” Returns for Blue Horseshoe Ball
Cristin will chopping heads at the BPC again, but this time for an awesome ROCK SOW organized by Sean T. Hanratty, and featuring performances by three of Cristin’s favorite bands: The New York Howl, Brief View of the Hudson; and the fools. Fancy dress is required! For more information, please check out the Blue Horse Ball myspace page here.
Cristin’s “Snips for Tips” Returns for the Opening of the HOWL FEST
Cristin will be chopping heads during the opening ceremonies of this year’s HOWL Festival! Artwork will be auctioned, poets will be poetizing, drinks will be drunk and hair will be cut! For more information on this (and all other HOWL Festival activities), please check out the Bowery Poetry Club website here.
Cristin Hosts 2007 National Poetry Slam Finals
The best of the best of the best of the national poetry slam community will battle poetically on the beautiful Paramount Theatre stage. Cristin hosts the Finals Night Showcase with Austin Slam Legend Phil West. For more information on how to buy tickets to this event, please check out the NPS 2007 website here.
Cristin to Perform at “Revenge of the Nerds” Legends Showcase at NPS 2007
Cristin will mark returning to her first National Poetry Slam since 2004 with a Friday afternoon performance at the “Revenge of the Nerds” Legends Showcase. She will be joined by other nerdy “slam legends” including Ernie Cline, Shappy Seasholtz, Susan B. Anthony Somers-Willett, Dawn Gabriel and Jeremy Richards, among others. This event is FREE! For more information on this event and all the wonderful things going on at the Austin, TX 2007 National Poetry Slam, please check out their website here.
Cristin’s “Snips for Tips” Returns for NYC-Urbana Fun(d)raiser and Auction!
Cristin will chopping heads to benefit the amazing 2007 NYC-Urbana Slam Team. All proceeds for Snips 4 Tips will go towards the team, as well as all the proceeds for the door and all the proceeds from the auction! PLUS, you get live performances from the best of NYC-Urbana past and present, including Taylor Mali, Shappy Seasholtz, Nicole Homer, ShadoKat, Darian Dauchan and Rico Steal. Please come on down! The show starts at 7pm! For more information, please check out the Bowery Poetry Club website here.
Cristin to Host NYC-Urbana’s NYC Regionals
Cristin will serve as emcee for the night when NYC-Urbana battles against other NYC teams louderARTS and Nuyorican as well as the Metronorth line’s White Plains Team on Urbana’s home turf. The battling begins at 7pm at — where else? — the Bowery Poetry Club. For more information, please check out the Bowery Poetry Club website here.
Cristin’s interview with Karen Pittelman appears in July-August 2007 Issue of Bust Magazine
Check out the latest issue of Bust Magazine with the fierce Rosario Dawson on the cover on newstands now, and read Cristin’s interview with author/philanthropist/rock star, Karen Pittelman, whose book, Classified: How to Stop Hiding Your Privilege and Use It for Social Change is a great read on a great press (Soft Skull!)!
Cristin’s Work Showcased on Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
Cristin’s poem “Estephania” (from her new book, “Oh, Terrible Youth“) is featured on today’s spoken word Indiefeed podcast, along side great work by poets such as Marc Smith, Andrea Gibson and Beau Sia, among many others. Check it here, and check back often as more of Cristin’s poems are scheduled to be uploaded.
Cristin to be interview on NPR regarding her recently published (and forthcoming!) books
Cristin will be interviewed live on the NPR show, “City Watch,” the NPR poetry has which is broadcast live every Wednesday 10am – 11am on the NYC NPS station, WBAI / 99.5 FM. City Watch, as part of the Same Boat Coalition, invites guests who are involved with social, economic, political and cultural issues in New York City. For more information the show or to listen to an MP3 of the showin, please visit the WBAI website, here.
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