Thrilled thrilled thrilled to hold the brand new American Poetry Review, which contains my craft essay On Giving Up! In every way a dream come true. Thank you Elizabeth Scanlon and the entire American Poetry Review crew!
Thank you Bellingham Review for interviewing me about my lyric essay “Licked By Our World We Get Licked By Our World“! Wanna read a little about my essay, my writing life, some creative nonfiction writing advice, tips for gardening looped on prosecco? http://bhreview.org/2022/06/07/contributor-spotlight-christopher-citro/
That little yelp of joy you might have heard just now was me, sorry, going through the proofs of my craft essay, “On Giving Up: Its Uses and Benefits in the Writing Life,” which will appear in The American Poetry Review‘s July/August issue. Even typing that out I still can’t believe that it’s true. Sigh… I’m getting ready to give a yelp again. Sorry. 😀
The new issue of Court Green has launched and it contains my poems “Flavorfest Sparkle Supreme Seascape Eversweet,” “How Many Exoplanets Will It Take,” and “Pinkies and Stumpies,” along with a ton of new poetry by awesome folks! I’m so thrilled these poems are here and in this amazing company. Head on over to Court Green and check out the issue! Thank you Aaron Smith, Tony Trigilio, David Trinidad, and Cora Jacobs!
Yippee! Dustin and I got our contributor copies of awesome The Laurel Review with our 3 collaborative prose poems, among a host of awesome new work by writers and friends! Thank you John Gallaher, Luke Rolfes, and the whole Laurel Review crew!
Hot dang! My contributor copy of the new Broadsided Press 2005-2020 Anthology just landed here in Syracuse and it’s a real beauty! This hefty art book contains my poem “Stop Doing That,” collaboratively illustrated by the awesome Amy Meissner, plus so much great writing and art by the likes of Camille Dungy, Danez Smith, Catherine Pierce, Robert Wrigley, Jane Hirshfield, Philip Metres…that’s just the beginning of the Table of Contents! Thank you Elizabeth Bradfield, Alexandra Teague, Miller Oberman!
Order your copy here: https://provincetown-arts-press.myshopify.com/products/broadsided-press-fifteen-years-of-poetic-and-artistic-collaboration-2005-2020
Thrilled to receive my contributor copies of the new Bat City Review, which contains “Look! Fruit!” one of the collaborative prose poems I’ve been writing with Dustin Nightingale. There’s so much literary awesomeness in this gorgeous issue! Massive thank yous to Luci Arbus-Scandiffio, Sarah Matthes, and the whole BCR crew!
I just received the exciting news that the next print issue of Rain Taxi will contain their interview with me about my new book, If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun! What a thrill! Thank you Eric Lorberer at Rain Taxi and thank you Christopher Carter Sanderson for interviewing me!
Thankfully today’s arctic windstorm hasn’t blown away the mailbox, and I received my contributor’s copy of the new Barrow Street, which contains my poem “The Effect Lasting Half a Minute,” as well as a ton of awesome poems by an amazing list of poets and friends! Huge thank yous to Michael Broek and the other Barrow Street editors and readers!
My poem “Shelter Awhile” is featured today on Verse Daily! This poem is from my second book, If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun, winner of the Antivenom Poetry Award, published by Elixir Press. Thank you J.P. Dancing Bear!
You can read the poem HERE.
You can buy an signed copy of the book from me HERE.
You can also get it at Amazon, Small Press Distribution and elsewhere.