Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz

Grateful to the family, friends, & colleagues who encouraged, buoyed, & championed me & this work, & helped make this announcement possible! Taking leave from Twitter to hammer away at this book! See y'all on the other side! (& for signed books, as always, holler @BookPeople !)

SIGNED COPIES of my latest poetry collection, AGAINST VANISHING (@writebloody) are available while supplies last at Austin's BookPeople! While supplies last! Click link below! bookpeople.com/book/978194934…

Hey Philly! I'm coming out next week & doing a DR MUTTER'S MARVELS event at @BNPhillyPA on Mon Sept 11th at 6pm! It's FREE! See you then!

For more information about what is happening, here is the latest from the @PhillyInquirer: inquirer.com/news/mutter-mu…

If you have been introduced to Thomas Dent Mütter and the incredible @MutterMuseum by my work, please consider signing this petition, which aims to help preserve Dr Mütter's vision and protect the work done by generations of devoted caretakers: change.org/p/protect-the-…

@roydmagnuson @BookPeople @YRGPartners Thanks, Roy! 😊 I promise you that there will be zero weeks of Alvy-sitting when I hit the road with this one! ❤️

Grateful to the family, friends, & colleagues who encouraged, buoyed, & championed me & this work, & helped make this announcement possible! Taking leave from Twitter to hammer away at this book! See y'all on the other side! (& for signed books, as always, holler @BookPeople !)

@laurieleemyers @BookPeople @YRGPartners Over here with my fingers crossed it will be your book club's pick! ❤️ Thanks for the love & support always!

@coaptowicz @BookPeople @YRGPartners Looking forward to your new book!

Deeply honored to break my Twitter fast to announce that I’m returning to our hometown next month to be inducted into the @CentralHighPHL Hall of Fame, alongside fellow poet @Poet_Major, among others! Info & tix can be found in the link! #255forLIFE centralhighalumni.com/all-news/hall-…

The figs we ate wrapped in bacon. The gelato we consumed greedily: coconut milk, clove, fresh pear. —Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz poets.org/poem/july

TONIGHT, FRIENDS! See you there!

May is National Inventors Month! We have a stellar book display here at the library featuring brilliant books about inventors, inventors and innovations! @stevenbjohnson @pomeranian99 @sydneypadua @_katiebooth_ @coaptowicz @Lizzie_OShea #NationalInventorsMonth #GreatBooks

Signing off from Twitter as I work on my next project! Shout out to kindergarten Cristin, who knew my 2022 mantra back in 1981. See you on the other side, friends! (& for signed books, as always, holler at @BookPeople!)

My #FridayRead is BLACK NERD PROBLEMS by @OmarHolmon & @willevanswrites! With books this funny, smart & insightful, I’m afraid my reading hiatus from Twitter only continues!

Hey hey! National treasure @mikemcgee invited me to read alongside old pals @derrickbrown @robbieqt & @NazelahJ TONIGHT! Ticket info linked in the tweet & times are West Coast! SEE YOU THERE, FRIENDS!

Hopping back #onhere because @OmarHolmon & @willevanswrites’ BLACK NERD PROBLEMS is out *next week*! Pls snag this brilliant, hilarious, timely collection of essays & facts DAY ONE from yr favorite local indie & gift yourself the perfect book to ride out the apocalypse. 🖖🏽📚❤️

This Sat, @LincolnCenter will present an online evening of poetry curated by their poet-in-residence @mobrowne! Come thru for incredible poems by @kaysarahsera @jenbenka @CAMONGHNE @iAmJonSands @arickamarie & more, incl me w/ a brand new piece! Be there!❤️ lincolncenter.org/lincoln-center…

The figs we ate wrapped in bacon. The gelato we consumed greedily: coconut milk, clove, fresh pear. —Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz poets.org/poem/july

Returning to social media just to celebrate @mobrowne, whose brilliance on the page has been too often obscured by dedication to our community. So incredibly proud of this woman, & radiant with joy that she is getting her flowers today. CONGRATS MO!!! nytimes.com/2021/07/01/boo…

Hey friends! I'm taking leave of Twitter to make more time to read this summer! Stay healthy, happy & safe! And if you stumbled across this because you are fan of my work, please allow the incredible indie @BookPeople to hook you up w/ signed copies: bookpeople.com/order-signed-c…

God bless the bookseller from @BookPeople who carried this gorgeous stack of books to my car when six pre-orders arrived on the same day! So excited to dive into these brilliant books!