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Cristin has two new poems in the latest issue of “Union Station Magazine”
Cristin is thrilled to have two new poems in the latest issue of Union Station Magazing, alongside poets Anis Mojgani, Marty McConnell, Sam Sax, Rich Villar and Ed Menchavez, among others. To check out the issue, click here.
Cristin’s Poetry is Selected As Poem-of-the-Week on Verse Daily
Cristin is honored that the lit site Verse Daily chose her poem, “December,” as poem of the week of May 14th, 2012 for its Web Weekly series, which highlights the best of poetry published online. The poem was originally published by the online lit journal Muzzle. Click here for the Verse Daily’s official Web Weekly page.
Cristin to Perform at ND with Rachel McKibbens, Mindy Nettifee, Anis Mojgani and Shappy Seasholtz
Cristin is very excited to be joining The Last Nerve’s Mindy Nettifee and Rachel McKibbens, as well her local Austin pals Anis Mojgani & Shappy Seasholtz, in Cinco de Mayo celebration of poetry at the ND. Of the event, Nettifee writes, “If you think for one second we are not going to do this RIGHT you are WRONG. Get ready Austinites, for the funnest Saturday night of poetry ever.” Doors at 7:30. $5 cover, but “anyone whose birthday is May 5th or who ALSO beat Napolean in a battle gets in free.” For more information or to RSVP & spread the word, click here.
New Poetry by Cristin Published in FRiGG Magazine
Three new poems by Cristin — “November,” “February” and “July” — were published in the Spring 2012 issue of FRiGG Magazine, along side her poet pals Sean Patrick Mulroy and Adam Falkner, both from the New York City Poetry Slam scene. To read Cristin’s poems as well as the rest of incredible work in this issue, please click here.
Cristin Interviewed in Monkeybicycle
The indie lit journal Monkeybicyle interviewed Cristin about her second collection of poetry, Hot Teen Slut, on its popularblog. Indie lit’s own (and Mud Luscious founder) J.A. Tyler asked the questions, which covered topics like love vs. porn, poetry vs. fiction and life after smut-writing. He also wrote of the book that “porn has never been so poetically charged, never rendered with such humor and careful control, making Hot Teen Slut not only a fantastic book but a unique one in every sense of the word.” To read the full interview, please click here.
Cristin Interviewed in Stated Magazine
Professor, author & poetic raconteur Daniel Nester makes his debut as contributing editor of Stated Magazine with an interview with Cristin. The interview focuses on Cristin’s recently re-issued early work (“We would have to go to the world of records, where recording artist reissues and boxed sets are more common, with demos, alternate takes, non-album B-sides. I know I’m fetishizing these books as objects, but I’m a collector of sorts. That’s what I do.”), but spirals delightfully out of control with topics such as being an double agent in both performance & academics, why slammers love Billy Collins and how the concept of “Meet Internet Only Friends with Awkward Hugs” bridges the words of stage and page. To read the full article, click here.
Cristin to Host Taylor Mali’s Book Release & Celebration
Cristin is thrilled to be returning to NYC on Saturday April 7th to host a very special event for one of her closest friends, poet Taylor Mali. Twelve years ago, Taylor left his job as a teacher and devoted his life to performing poetry and inspiring people to become teachers. On Saturday April 7, the New York City poetry community is coming together to celebrate two enormous accomplishments: the publication of his books of essays, What Teachers Make (Putnam Adult, 2012) and a celebration of Taylor reaching his goal of inspiring 1,000 people to enter the teaching profession. The show, which will including roasts & toasts, live music and a lot of poetry, will take place at the Bowery Poetry Club (308 Bowery, NY, NY 10012) and the show starts at 8pm. Please show up early for good seats! And for more information, please visit Taylor’s website by clicking here.
Cristin to Perform at Franklin and Marshall College
Cristin is thrilled to be returning to Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster (PA) for an evening of performance. The event, which is sponsored by Philadelphia Alumni Writers House, is FREE and open the public. Please join students from Franklin and Marshall College (as well as Cristin’s PARENTS) at the event which will take place in the Atrium at Steinman College Center Atrium. For more information, please click here.
Cristin’s “Working Class Represent” Reviewed at The Lit Pub
Cristin’s recently reissued third book of poetry, Working Class Represent (Write Bloody Publishing, 2011) enjoys an incredible review in the online lit blog, The Lit Pub. Reviewer David Cotrone writes, “I have heard that comedians are our modern philosophers. I have heard, too, that this is true of poets, the keepers of thought and inquiry, practitioners a sort of observation that could only belong to a writer. In Working Class Represent, Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, however, transcends these categories — comedian and poet — as she is both. She surveys the way in which our lives may sometimes take sad and misshapen shapes, and creates these shapes anew while also keeping her good humor on display, showing that is possible to at once grimace, smile and even laugh….” He later writes “…Aptowicz’s strength is that she uses accessible language to say what no one else can. She navigates the world of labor and modernity with fierce conviction, all the while questioning all that lies before her. She writes of a familiar place — New York as we see it today — and yet under her lens the mundane becomes foreign, even wild. Yes, this book reveals our lives in motion, on the loose. Simply put, if the world is a question then Aptowicz has the answer. And luckily, like our greatest explorers, she has written it all down.” To read the full review, please click here.
Cristin’s Poetry Appears in “City of the Big Shoulders: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry”
Cristin’s poem “Chicago Deep Dish” is published in the recently released poetry anthology, City of the Big Shoulders: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry (University Of Iowa Press). The anthology, edited by Ryan G. Van Cleave, also features poetry from 100 different poets including amazing poets such Patricia Smith, Bob Hicok, Beth Ann Fennelly, Quraysh Ali Lansana, Marty McConnell, Tony Trigilio, Marvin Bell, Stuart Dybek, Martin Espada and Joy Harjo, among others. The anthology was recently reviewed by CJ Laity on the Chicago Poetry website, and Cristin’s poem was spotlighted within the review. Laity wrote: “I want to make this clear: there are some truly great poems in City Of The Big Shoulders. When I say great, I mean great great, like they need to be studied and even memorized great. I’m talking “Chicago Deep Dish” by Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz great (“. . . a city smart enough to know that if you / are going to have that heart attack, you might / as well as have the pleasure of knowing / you’ve earned it.”).” For more information on the anthology or to pick up your own copy, please click here.
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