My friend, the poet Steve Castro, is translating some poems from my second book for a dual Spanish/English reading we’re going to be doing together next year at Syracuse Stage (more on that later!), and I find myself very touched, filled with a warm gratitude that several states away a wonderful poet is turning my little poems into another language, one which sadly I have no facility in. And such an awesome poet as Steve Castro! Everyone should get his poetry book Blue Whale Phenomena published in 2019 by Otis Books!
WoW! What a wonderful time last night reading my new poem for Whitman on Walls at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse! What an amazing group of fellow readers and performers! Thank you to Karin Coonrod & Compagnia de’ Colombari!
Syracuse-area friends! I’m reading a newly comissioned poem next Thursday Aug 18, 2022, as part of Whitman on Walls, a fun film and poetry event at the Everson Museum of Art. Come by, bring a lawn chair, enjoy a food cart dinner, and listen as local poets respond to short films inspired by “Song of Myself.” Yes yes!
This July 4th weekend I appeared on WRVO’s Campbell Conversations reading poems from the manuscript-in-progress of my 3rd book. The stream is now available, and you also get to hear the wonderful Dana Spiotta and Phil Memmer. Have a listen! Huge thank you to host Grant Reeher for having me back on the program.
What a delightful and heartfelt Zoom reading tonight at Uncloistered Poetry! Thanks again to Jonie McIntire for inviting me! It was such a pleasure to be a featured reader along with Aleathia Drehmer and Rick C. Christiansen and to hear all the open mic poets read after. Warmed me up on this chilly Syracuse night.
“Smell of Wet Earth Like the Inside of My Hands” Poem & Video by Christopher Citro Music by Brian Citro
I’m delighted to share this first poem video from a new poetry & music video project I’m doing with my nephew Brian. Hope you enjoy it! (It’s posted to my YouTube.)
Brian Citro has been playing and writing music on guitar for 30 years. A long-time member of The Drastics, he’s performed and toured with JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, Ted Sirota’s Heavyweight Dub! and others. With Charles Gorczynski, Nate Lepine and Quin Kirchner he made music as Salamander and Video Gum Culture. Brian is also an international human rights lawyer and has lived, travelled and played music in Africa, Asia and Europe.
Christopher Citro is the author of If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun (Elixir Press, 2021), winner of the 2019 Antivenom Poetry Award, and The Maintenance of the Shimmy-Shammy (Steel Toe Books, 2015). His awards include a 2018 Pushcart Prize for Poetry. He lives in Syracuse, New York.
Wow! What a total delight reciting my poems for WPBS Watertown this afternoon! Huge heartfelt thanks to Joleene, Ryan, Leah, and my buddy Big Bird!!! I’m thrilled to be able to share these readings with everyone when they air!
The video of last month’s awesome inspiring poetry & fiction reading has been posted on YouTube for your delight and delectation! Please enjoy this reading Ae Hee Lee, yours truly, and Chaya Bhuvaneswar for the Sundress Reading Series!
The video of last week’s awesome inspiring poetry reading has been posted on YouTube for your delight and delectation! Please enjoy this reading by Mary Biddinger, yours truly Christopher Citro, Noah Falck, Jessica Q. Stark, and Issam Zineh for the David Has Zoom Pro For a Few Months Reading Series!
I’m reading poems from my new book on December 29 with the awesome Ae Hee Lee and Chaya Bhuvaneswar! Come join us for some pre-New Year’s literary festivities, thanks to the Sundress Reading Series! Join us at http://tiny.utk.edu/sundress (password: safta).
