Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz

Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz is a New York City-based poet and author. Founder and host of the three-time National Poetry Slam Championship venue, NYC-Urbana, Cristin has authored four books of poetry and has performed throughout the U.S. and Australia. Her fourth book of poetry, Oh Terrible Youth was published by The Wordsmith Press in June 2007 and her first book of nonfiction, Words In Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam was recently published by Soft Skull Press. http://www.aptowicz.com