Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz

Cristin is awarded the 2013 Amy Clampitt Residency

cracksquirrel — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:44:42 +0000

After years of applying, Cristin is thrilled to have been awarded the 2013 Amy Clampitt Residency. The residency was created to “benefit poetry and the literary arts by converting Amy Clampitt’s prior residence into a facility which would provide for a place to foster the study and promotion of poetry and/or a poet in residence.” As the 2013 resident, Cristin will spend six months (Feb – Aug 2013) living and writing in a “charming, fully furnished, 3-bedroom, 2-story house in Stockbridge, MA.” The residency is provided free of charge, requires no obligations from the poet other than a single public reading, and provides a generous monthly stipend as well. Cristin is hugely humbled by this generous and affirming opportunity, and is grateful for the time and focus this residency will allow. For more information on the Amy Clampitt Residency, please click here.

Cristin to Perform in Pittburgh (March 5-8)

cracksquirrel — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:45:58 +0000

Cristin is excited to be returning to Pittsburgh for more performance & workshop engagements. On Monday March 5, Weds March 7 & Thursday March 8, Cristin will be at Shady Side Academy, where she will lecturing, performing and workshopping with students. On Tuesday March 8, Cristin will be performing and workshopping with students at Slippery Rock University. Stay tuned for further details.

Cristin to Attend AWP 2012 Conference in Chicago (Feb 29-March3)

cracksquirrel — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:34:53 +0000

Cristin is thrilled to be attending the 2012 AWP Conference in Chicago. In addition to helping man the Write Bloody Publishing table (making its AWP debut), she will able to speaking on a panel about the evolution on the slam movement on Friday March 2 at 3pm (click here for more info). That night, Cristin will be performing with other WB authors — including Derrick Brown, Anis Mojgani, Robbie Q. Telfer and Laura Yes Yes among others — at the Write Bloody AWP showcase. The show starts at 9:30 PM at Elastic Arts (2830 N Milwaukee). For more information or to RVSP on FB, click here. Please check back for additional information on performances, as this information is confirmed.

New Poetry by Cristin Published in Muzzle

cracksquirrel — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:23:49 +0000

After appearing in its debut issue, Cristin is excited to have more new work appear in the most recent issue of Muzzle, alongside work by Reginald Dwayne Betts, Malachi Black, Sierra DeMulder, Shira Erlichman, Megan Falley, M. Ayodele Heath, Michael Mlekoday, Gregory Pardlo, and Jacob Victorine, among others. To read the new poem which appear in Muzzle, please click here.

Cristin to Perform Four Times in Minneapolis/St. Paul Area (Feb 10-14)

cracksquirrel — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:23:54 +0000

Cristin is excited to be returning to the twin cities! Cristin will be performing at four different events from February. On Friday February 10th, Cristin will be performing at the College of Saint Benedict on Feb 10th (click here for more info). On Saturday Feb 11th and again on Valentine’s Day (Feb 14), Cristin will be headlining the SlamMN! 17th Annual Erotica Slam (click here for more info). And finally, on Sun Feb 12th, Cristin will be featuring at Hamline University’s CUPSI Finals (click here for more info). All events are open to the public. If you are in the area, please come on out!

Cristin’s “Hot Teen Slut” Spotlighted in Best of the Small Press List

cracksquirrel — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:19:13 +0000

Cristin’s recently re-issued book, Hot Teen Slut (Write Bloody Publishing, 2011), was named by writer/critic Spencer Dew as one of his favorite small press books of 2011 on the Karen the Small Press Librarian blog. About the book, Dew writes: “Poverty-struck poet lands a cubicle job in the pornography industry, but inexhaustible good humor and a resolute belief in poetry’s ability to offer at least a temporary anecdote to the oppressions of the status quo makes this book like one of those little hypos of adrenaline folks carry in case of emergency.” To read the review in context of the full list, please click here .

Cristin to Perform at EIU’s Lions in Winter Reading Series

cracksquirrel — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:00:55 +0000

Cristin is thrilled to be making her performance debut at Eastern Illinois University at their annual Lions in Winter reading series. Cristin will be giving an evening performance, as well as meeting students at several classes. For more information, please visit the EIU website here. And special thanks to EIU professor and PANK editor Roxane Gay for the kind invitation.

Cristin’s Books “Working Class Represent” and “Hot Teen Slut” Reviewed in Specter Magazine

cracksquirrel — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:46:59 +0000

In their January 2012 issue, Specter Magazine published a joint review of Cristin’s second and third books of poetry, Hot Teen Slut and Working Class Represent (both Write Bloody Publishing, 2011). Reviewer Nidya Sarria writes that in the books, Cristin’s “observations ring with honesty, and I can’t help but think about female empowerment and humor and honesty and where this all ties together… She’s entertaining and frank and never once do I sense true hesitation on her part – if that’s not something to admire in a female writer, I don’t know what is.” To read the full review, please click here.

Three New Poems by Cristin Published in Thrush Poetry Journal

cracksquirrel — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:22:31 +0000

After an incredible debut issue featuring poetry by Amber Tamblyn and Rachel McKibbens, Cristin is thrilled to have three new poems of hers appear in the January 2012 issue of Thrush Poetry Journal. The journal is edited by poet Helen Vitoria, whose poetry appears alongside Cristin’s in January 2010 issue of PANK magazine here. To read the new poems which appear in Thrush, please click here.

New Poetry by Cristin Appears in kill author

cracksquirrel — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:18:27 +0000

Cristin is honored that three (3) new poems of hers are featured in the December 2011 issue of kill author. Cristin appeared in their debut issue, and is thrilled to back fifteen issues later. To read this latest batch of poems, please click here.