A ray of sunlight arrived today with my contributor copy of the new Tampa Review, which has my poem “Threads Braided and Those Braids Twisted.” Such a beautiful volume filled with awesome poetry, fiction, and nonfiction! Thanks so much again Jodi Johnson, Paul Corrigan, Yuly Restrepo Garcés & the whole Tampa Review crew!
I raise my clogged head from my cold-induced torpor to… CELEBRATE the new issue of Diode which has 2 of my poems: “The Body the Fact of It” & “Great the Light Failing Again” alongside a stellar line-up of awesome poets! Thank you again Patty Paine and everyone who helps make Diode. *cough cough* Where’s the orange juice? *cough cough*
http://diodepoetry.com/citro_christopher-2/
I’ve been a fan of Conduit for soooo long. To hold my contributor copy in my hand, which contains my poem “How the Sun Got Crushed That One Monday”–it’s such a joy of joys. Thank you everyone at Conduit, who crushes it with every issue.
“I love you. I want us both to eat well.” 😀
Here’s the video of me reading my poem “Our Beautiful Life When It’s Filled with Shrieks” which was broadcast 2 days ago on WPBS Weekly: Inside the Stories. I hope you enjoy it!
I’m delighted to share the news that Fugue just published online my poem “In a Kingdom of Little Gusts and I Want Out.” This poem is particularly close to my heart. I hope you enjoy it. Thankyouthankyouthankyou to Maggie Nipps, Reid Davis and everyone at Fugue!
https://fuguejournal.com/in-a-kingdom-of-little-gusts-and-i-want-out-citro
What a delight to receive an acceptance today from Postcard Lit for “Sunlight Spun on Spools” a collaborative prose poem from the series I’ve been writing with Dustin Nightingale! Someday our poem will be available on a postcard along with original art inspired by the poem…which could not be more awesome. Thank you Postcard Lit!
My poem “Playing Baseball with a Pocket Knife” has just been published in the new online issue of LIT!
A poem about my dad and my mom and sitting in the backyard under the beechnut trees in the summer when I was a boy.
Thank you to Rebecca Endres & all the wonderful folks at LIT !
https://www.litmagazine.org/playing-baseball-with-a-pocket-knife/
Fugue just accepted my poem “In a Kingdom of Little Gusts and I Want Out” in an email which also said, “Our team was immediately drawn into your poignant imagery, attention to sound, and the submission’s human themes.” Golly, my heart is curled up on the floor purring. Thankyouthankyouthankyou to Reid Davis and everyone at Fugue!
Oh my goodness!!! My contributor copy of 32 Poems just arrived, with my poem “A Wolf Chases Honestly Bites You” along with poems by so many of my favorite poets! What a joy! Thank you to George David Clark, Elizabeth Clark, and everyone at 32 Poems.
I’m delighted to receive my contributor copy of this year’s Rhino with my poem “The Groundhog Full of Yellow Roses” Huge thanks to everyone at Rhino! And thank you also to Gary, our backyard groundhog, for the inspiration.
