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Cristin to return as a Visiting Writer to Shady Side Academy
Cristin is honored & excited to be returning to Pittsburgh’s own Shady Side Academy as a visiting writer from Nov 28 – 30th. Cristin will be doing class visits, as well as hosting workshops and the Shady Side Academy Poetry Slam. All events are closed to students only, alas! But for more information on this incredible school, please click here.
Cristin’s poetry appears in latest issue of “Gulf Coast”
Cristin is honored to be making her Gulf Coast magazine debut in the Fall 2012 issue, alongside such other amazing poets as Marty McConnell, Jeffrey McDaniel, Susan B.A. Somers-Willett and Dean Young. For more information on this issue, please visit the Gulf Coast website here.
Cristin Joins Poet Shanny Jean Maney on “I Love Everything” mini-tour of the South
Cristin is excited to touring with the incredible Shanny Jean Maney (author of the amazing “I Love Science“) for mini-tour of the Midwest. Performances dates include workshop & feature at Slam Richmond on Saturday Oct 27th [CANCELLED because of Frankenstorm; to be rescheduled in Jan or Feb]; a feature at Busboys and Poets on Sunday Oct 29th at 8pm at their 4251 Campbell Avenue, Arlington, VA 22206 location [CANCELLED because of Frankenstorm; to be rescheduled in Jan or Feb]; a workshop & feature at Western Kentucky University (in Bowling Green, KY) via their Forensics / Speech team on Halloween; and maybe one more surprise gig in TX (stay tuned). If you need any specific information on a gig, please email Shanny via this form. See you on the road!
New Poetry by Cristin Appears in The Bakery
Two new poems by Cristin — “Wild Geese” and “Not Doing Something Wrong Isn’t Doing the Same As Doing Something Right” — were selected to be ‘Fresh Out of the Oven’ poem for October at the literary journal, “The Bakery.” Click the titles above to see the poems.
Cristin to feature at NJ Loser Slam
Kicking off a short tour of the East Coast and the South, Cristin will be featuring at the NJ Loser Slam on Weds Oct 17th. The weekly slam is held at Green Planet Coffee Company (731 Hwy 35, Ocean NJ 07712). The show starts at 7:15 (open mic before my set & a slam after), though Cristin will likely be leading a workshop prior to the show starting at 6pm (subject: TBA). For more information, please visit the NJ Loser Slam FB page here.
Cristin Spotlighted in the New England National Public Radio
Cristin’s poetry & thoughts on poetry are featured in Jeremy Goodwin’s coverage of the Word X Word Festival on New England National Public Radio. To listen to the piece and/or read the article, please click here.
Cristin featured in Berkshire Eagle article on Word X Word Festival
In her Berkshire Eagle‘s article on the Word X Word Festival, writer Kate Abbott interviewed both Cristin & Write Bloody Publishing president Derrick Brown about the impact poetry in their lives, and the festival that hopes to introduce their poetry to the local Berkshire community. To read the full article click here.
Cristin will be Performing at the Word x Word Festival in Pittsfield, Masschusetts
Cristin is thrilled to be returning to Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and another incarnation of the Word X Word Festival. Cristin will be performing live, in both solo and ensemble events, and will be joining poets Derrick Brown, Anis Mojgani, Robbie Q. Telfer, Taylor Mali, Jeanann Verlee, Megan Falley and Jon Sands, among others. For more details, including a schedule of events, please check out the Word X Word Festival website here.
Cristin’s United States of Performance Poetry podcast series launches
Cristin is thrilled that her United States of Performance Poetry podcast series was launched on July 4, 2012 on the IndieFeed Performance Poetry Podcast. The series — which is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Performance Poetry Preservation Project (P4) — aims to celebrate regionalism in American poetry. The first five poems celebrate are available now for your listening pleasure — just click the poet’s name’s for the direct link: Bob Hicok on Michigan; Will Evans on Columbus, OH; Rich Ferguson on Los Angeles; Tony Brown on Worcester, MA; and Andrea Gibson on Maine. Stay tuned as future shows roll out in the upcoming months. If you are poet who has a poem that fits the theme, please be sure to click the “Call for Submissions” link on the right hand of the screen and submit!
New Poetry by Cristin is forthcoming in PANK Magazine Print Issue #7
Cristin is honored to be in [PANK] magazine’s upcoming print issue, alongside amazing writers like Sommer Browning, Rebecca Cook, DW Lichtenberg, James May and Kevin Sampsell, among others! I am also honored that my poem, “My Tiny God,” is one of the teaser poems for the issue! Click here to read the poem. Click HERE to buy the issue! And Click HERE to subscribe to PANK! I’ve been subscriber since issue two, and have never been disappointed!
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