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Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz (/ ˈ æ p t ə w ɪ t s / AP-tə-wits; born November 26, 1978) is an American nonfiction writer and poet.
Founder of the three-time National Poetry Slam Championship venue, NYC-Urbana, Cristin has toured widely with her poetry, at venues as diverse as NYC’s Joe’s Pub, LA’s Largo Theatre and Australia’s Sydney Opera House.
About. Short Bio: Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz is a New York Times bestselling nonfiction writer and poet. She is the author of seven books of poetry (including Dear Future Boyfriend, Hot Teen Slut, Working Class Represent, Oh, Terrible Youth and Everything is Everything) as well as the nonfiction books, the >Dr.
Poet, writer, and slam performer Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz was born and raised in Philadelphia. As a sophomore at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, she became interested in poetry slams and cofounded the weekly series NYC-Urbana Poetry Slam, still held at the Bowery Poetry Club.
This animation is part of the TED-Ed series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated interpretations of poems both old and new that give language to some of life's biggest feelings. [Poem by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, directed by Naghmeh Farzaneh, music by Adam Larison].
Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1978. She received a BFA from New York University, where she cofounded the NYC-Urbana Poetry Slam. She is the author of several poetry collections, including How to Love the Empty Air (Write Bloody Publishing, 2018); The Year of No Mistakes (Write Bloody Publishing, 2013 ...
The first definitive history of one of the 21st century’s most explosive art movements, Words In Your Face explores the birth, growing pains and continuing development of the Poetry Slam — a raucous poetry event that has been called “a popular culture phenomenon” (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times ), “the death of Art” (Harold Bloom ...
