Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz

Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz is the author of six books of poetry, as well as the nonfiction book, Words In Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam, which Billy Collins wrote “leaves no doubt that the slam poetry scene has achieved legitimacy and taken its rightful place on the map of contemporary literature.” Cristin’s most recent awards include the ArtsEdge Writer-In-Residency at the University of Pennsylvania (2010-2011), a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry (2011) and the Amy Clampitt Residency (2013). Her second nonfiction book, Dr. Mutter’s Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine, was released by Gotham Books in Fall 2014.

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  • Numerology / Dr. Mutter & 19th Century Surgery

    In the first half, numerologist Glynis McCants reviewed some of her past insights from her appearance on the show in May 2014, when she said there would be a "test of faith" in July, and major political upheaval in August. In the latter half, Writer-in-Residence at the...More »

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