How great to appear on this list of favorite poets from The York Review in honor of World Poetry Day last week. Thanks!
Author Archives: Christopher
“We Give Ourselves New Medals (We Give Ourselves a Chance)” in Poetry Northwest
Hi friends. This gray Syracuse spring day can’t dim the excitement of flipping through my contributor copy of Poetry Northwest, which contains my poem “We Give Ourselves New Medals (We Give Ourselves a Chance)” along with poetry by Keith Leonard, Keetje Kuipers, Traci Brimhall, Zach Savich, Nance van Winckel, Christopher Kempf, Kelly Davio, Bruce Bond, Jeffrey Morgan, the list goes wonderfully on… Thanks so much Aaron Barrell and Kevin J Craft!
“Fetch Me That Jimson Weed” Published at Flash Flash Click
I’m delighted to share the news that my prose poem “Fetch Me That Jimson Weed” has been published today at Flash Flash Click, a new online journal and weekly email for flash fiction, prose poetry, and the like. This poem is from an old series of mine called The Little Book of Monsters. It’s set in Syracuse NY and Lawrence KS and everything in it is true. Click HERE to read. Thanks so much Siel Ju!
“Setting Things Around Me Free” Accepted at Red Paint Hill
It’s snowing again here in sunny Syracuse…sigh…but that can’t ruin the pleasure of sharing the news that “Setting Things Around Me Free” – one of the collaborative prose poems I’ve been writing with Dustin Nightingale – has been accepted at Red Paint Hill Poetry Journal. Thanks so much Stephanie Bryant Anderson and Red Paint Hill Publishing!
I’m Teaching a Spring Poetry Workshop at the Downtown Writer’s Center in Syracuse
I’m excited to be teaching a poetry writing workshop called “The River That Speaks” this spring at The Downtown Writer’s Center in sunny Syracuse, NY.
The River That Speaks with Christopher Citro. Thursdays, 6:00-8:00. 8 weeks, starting April 21. “Nearly to Milan, suddenly a small bridge,/And water kneeling in the moonlight.” (Robert Bly). In this workshop, we’ll discuss the Deep Image and contemporary poets for whom the image is central, using prompts drawn from our reading to create new poems of our own.
Registration is inexpensive and open to the public. To learn more about The Downtown Writer’s Center, download the spring class schedule, and register for this workshop, visit the Center’s website HERE. Feel free to share with anyone in the area who might be interested!
2 Poems in The Journal Volume 40.1
I’m thrilled to announce that my poems “Holding My Head in Both My Hands” and “We Were Doing Fine and Then We Disappeared Completely” have just been published in volume 40.1 of The Journal. This wonderful issue also features poetry by J. Scott Brownlee, Jennifer L. Knox,Catherine Pond, Kevin Prufer and more, as well as fiction, nonfiction, an interview with Stuart Dybek and fantastic art by Boryana Rusenova-Ina. Thanks so much Mikko Harvey, Paige Quiñones, Willie VerSteeg, Zachary Leven, and Angela So!
2 Poems in The Fairy Tale Review
Once upon a time, I received my contributor copies of Fairy Tale Review, and from the “This Book Belongs To: _____” on the first page to the “The End” on the last, it is a thing of dangerous and scintillating beauty. Bursting with poetry, nonfiction, stories, and art, The Ochre Issue contains my poems “Saving Myself (For Something)” and “We’re Actually Fabulous.” Thank you Jon Riccio, Joel Hans, and the other Fairy Tale Review two-headed lambs, kings, bears, queens, editors, goats, poor fisherfolk, glass dolls, lost children in the dark forest, etc.
“Our Beautiful Life When It’s Filled with Shrieks” (w/ Audio) at Rattle.com
Hi friends. My poem “Our Beautiful Life When It’s Filled with Shrieks” — a finalist for the 2015 Rattle Poetry Prize and published in issue 50 — has been posted today at Rattle.com for all to read. Go HERE to read the poem in full.
You can also listen to me perform the poem at a live reading I gave at The Downtown Writer’s Center here in Syracuse last October.
Thanks again Timothy Green and the rest of the Rattle crew!
3 Poems Accepted at Pool: A Journal of Poetry
On this frigid March morning it’s a joy to share the news that my poems “A Mud Puddle Shaped Mud Puddle,” “Lunch Hour Is an Hour of Our Lives,” and “The Stars Are Out and They’re Trying to Get Your Attention” have been accepted for publication by Pool. Thank you Patty Seyburn & Judith Taylor!
2 Collaborations (w/ Audio) in Powder Keg issue 7
Two of the collaborative prose poems I’ve been writing with Dustin Nightingale — “9 Lives and 8 Legs” and “In My Dreams I’m in a Small Capsule Spinning Free” — have been published today in Powder Keg issue 7. Plus there’s audio of us reading the poems together, which is a first for us. Head over HERE for a read and a listen! Thanks so much Editors Sarah Jean Grimm, Zoe Dzunko, and Rebecca Bates!