Poetry Competition Winner at Columbia Journal

Today I received my contributor’s copy of Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art issue 53 which includes my poem, “So That’s What an Invisible Barrier Looks Like.”

This poem was selected by judge Beth Ann Fennelly as the winner of the 2015 Poetry Competition. Thanks so much again to the readers, to Carlie Hoffman (Poetry Editor) and to Beth Ann Fennelly!

The Hollins Critic

Today I received my contributor’s copies of The Hollins Critic, Vol. LII, No. I which contains my poem “Mostly It’s Me Taking” along with poetry by Richard Kostelantz and William Ford. This issue continues their survey of the work of Seymour Krim and reviews of recent books by Tarfia Faizullah, Judith Claire Mitchell, and Julie Marie Wade.

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Thank you Cathryn Hankla and the other Hollins Critic editors!

My book is now available: The Maintenance of the Shimmy-Shammy by Christopher Citro

My first book of poetry, The Maintenance of the Shimmy-Shammy by Christopher Citro, has just been published by Steel Toe Books, an independent press affiliated with Western Kentucky University. The price is $12 plus shipping and handling.

You can order today from Amazon and Barnes & Noble Online.

Visit my website to read sample poems and blurbs about the book from poets Amy Gerstler, Catherine Bowman, Maurice Manning and Erika Meitner.

Bookstores and educators can contact the publisher directly for information on discounts and ordering in bulk.

Barrow Street

My poem “Nobody Is Ever Missing” has just been published in Barrow Street‘s winter 2014/2015 issue.

This issue is full of great poetry, including work by Meg Day, Molly Peacock, Christina Pugh, and more. There’s a poem by the wonderful James Harms called “Umbrella” that nearly made my heart fall down a spiral staircase.

You can grab a copy for ten bucks HERE.

The title of my poem was taken from the last line of John Berryman’s “Dream Song 29.” You can watch a video of him reading his poem HERE.