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Christina M. Rau

Christina M. Rau is the author of the sci-fi fem poetry collection, Liberating The Astronauts (Aqueduct Press, 2017), and the chapbooks WakeBreatheMove (Finishing Line Press, 2015) and For The Girls, I (Dancing Girl Press, 2014). In her non-writing life, she teaches yoga occasionally and line dances on other occasions.

Poetry Out Loud: The Finale Edition!

Poetry Out Loud  has named its 2019 winner! The last time I checked in about this national competition was when ...

Getting Whitmanian: Walt Whitman At The New York Public Library

Walt Whitman would have turned 200 this year. It’s a pretty big deal for writers and poets everywhere. Whitman’s style ...

Maker of Middle-earth J.R.R. Tolkien Comes to the Morgan

Tolkien’s life and work are on display at The Morgan Library & Museum. In case you can't make it, here are facts one visitor learned about the LOTR author.

Check Out Bright Hill Press and Literary Center

Take a road trip up into the hills of central New York State, and you’ll find literature in those hills. ...

Highlights From the 2019 AWP Book Fair

The 2019 AWP book fair hosted so many book publishers, magazines, journals, and all readable things. An attendee rounded up some highlights.

Writing Together: 7 Books That Come From Collaboration

Lots of artists agree that making art—painting, writing, playing the tambourine—can be a lonely endeavor. Writing takes a lot of ...

How to Make Friends and Add to Your TBR Pile

Want to join in the socially awkward making friends fun? Here’s how to make bookish friends while you grow your To-Be-Read pile.

Get Your Poetry Fix With Poetry Out Loud

Get thee to Poetry Out Loud! All about the annual, nationwide competition where high school students memorize and recite poems.

Kew & Willow Books: Independently Satisfying All Your Bookish Desires

We're highlighting Kew & Willow Books, working to revitalize the bookstore drought in the lively literary community that is Queens, NY.

Speculative Poetry: Poems of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Other-Worldly Visions

Speculative poetry is an expanding genre with numerous sub-genres. To help you sort them out, we've rounded up some must-read collections.