I’m thrilled to announce that my poems “Right Like Yellow Along a Banana” and “The Low Crumble of Distant Applause” have been accepted for publication in The Laurel Review! Thanks so much Daniel Biegelson, John Gallaher, Luke Rolfes and the other Laurel Review Editors and readers!
Author Archives: Christopher
I’m reading poetry Feb 6 2016 for the Syracuse YMCA LiterarY Brunch
Hi Central New York friends. I’m giving a poetry reading Saturday, February 6 at 11 a.m. as part of the 11th Annual LiterarY Dinner series of The Arts Branch of the Syracuse YMCA to support their After School Arts Programs, serving over 850 children in Syracuse’s inner city. The cost is a tax-deductable donation of $40, and you get a great brunch at the home of Judy Carr, fine company, and me reading poems! Please RSVP before the brunch by email to jcarr96@twcny.rr.com or by phone 560-3484. Please share with anyone who may be interested. Hope to see you there!
“When Looking at Old Photos Only Makes It Worse” Accepted by Jerry Magazine
The good folks over at Jerry Magazine have accepted “When Looking at Old Photos Only Makes It Worse” – one of the collaborative prose poems I’ve been writing with Dustin Nightingale. Thank you Editor Emily Wolahan! Plus, the sun just came out here in Syracuse. The pulse quickens.
“The Sweet of Being Made Right” accepted at Sixth Finch
I’m delighted to share the news that my poem “The Sweet of Being Made Right” has been accepted by Sixth Finch for their winter issue. Thanks so much Rob MacDonald and the Sixth Finch crew!
To celebrate I’ve been rereading poems from the archive. Remember that great one about goats by Jennifer Denrow from back in the Winter 2011 issue? Do yourself a favor and reread it HERE.
“Our Beautiful Life When It’s Filled with Shrieks” on KUSP’s The Poetry Show
Hi friends. My poem “Our Beautiful Life When It’s Filled with Shrieks” — a finalist for the 2015 Rattle Poetry Prize — was recently featured on KUSP’s The Poetry Show in Santa Cruz, CA. Host Dennis Morton reads a selection of work from Rattle Issue 50, including a delightful rendition of my poem around minute 24. The last half of the show features samplings from a CD of contemporary Scottish poetry. You can stream or download the episode HERE.
I’m Teaching a Winter Poetry Workshop at the Downtown Writer’s Center in Syracuse
I’m excited to be teaching a poetry writing workshop called “Building the Better Bird” this winter at The Downtown Writer’s Center in sunny Syracuse, NY. It starts the last week of January and there are still seats available!
Building the Better Bird with Christopher
Citro Wednesdays, 6:00-8:00. 8 weeks, starting
Jan. 27, 2016. To quote Dean Young, “We’re not making
bird cages, we’re making birds.” In this workshop
we’ll discuss poetry gathered from recent books
and literary journals, then use exercises derived
from our readings to energize and inspire us to lift
a few more wings into the air.
Registration is inexpensive and open to the public. To learn more about The Downtown Writer’s Center, download the winter 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!
My Poem Among Story Magazine’s Most Powerful Stories of 2015
I’m honored to find that my poem “Our Beautiful Life When It’s Filled with Shrieks” – a finalist for the 2015 Rattle Poetry Prize and recently published in Issue 50 – was included in this list of the Most Powerful Stories of 2015 by the editors of Story Magazine. It’s so cool to see my poem among this eclectic gathering of 2015’s essays, novels, news stories, film, music and more, rubbing metaphorical shoulders (after the top 10) with Marc Maron’s WTF interview with President Obama and the final season of Mad Men. Thanks Story Magazine!
Crab Creek Review
I’m delighted to have received my contributor’s copy of the fall issue of Crab Creek Review, which contains my poem “You Can Keep Your Employee of the Month Award” — in addition to so much great poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Thanks so much again Martha Silano, Ronda Broatch, and Jenifer Browne Lawrence!
To celebrate, I’ve uploaded to SoundCloud audio of me reading this poem at The Downtown Writer’s Center’s 2015 August Occasion in Clinton, NY.
Listen to the poem HERE.
2016 Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing
As winter strengthens its grip upon our hearts and our thoughts naturally turn toward where we’ll go for fun and stimulation next summer, I’d like to announce that I’ll again be joining the faculty of the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing! Come join us!
From the Director:
The Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing http://www.mvicw.com/ is officially open for registration and scholarship applications for the 2016 Summer Season! We have an amazing line-up this year: Tony Ardizzone, Matthew Gavin Frank, Christopher Citro, francine j. harris, Amy Meng, Phong Nguyen, and Alexander Weinstein. Feel free to share the announcement, and I hope to see you on the Vineyard this summer!
Visit HERE for information on how to attend.
The Doll Collection anthology from Terrapin Books
I’m delighted to announce that my poem “The Secret Lives of Little Girls” has been accepted to appear in the forthcoming anthology of doll poems from Terrapin Books. This poem was first published in Subtropics issue 18 (fall/winter 2014).
Thanks so much Diane Lockward!