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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.
Learn about the life and work of Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, a poet, writer, and slam performer from Philadelphia. Explore her collections of poetry, nonfiction books, and screenplay, as well as her awards and residencies.
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.
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 ...
Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz |. TED-Ed. • June 2019. Read transcript. Watch next. 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.
Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz is the author of several poetry collections, including How to Love the Empty Air (Write Bloody Publishing, 2018).
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.
