Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Words in Your Face A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City by Cristin O Non-Fiction. The first definitive history of one of the 21st century’s most explosive art movements, Words In Your Face explores the birth, growing pains and continuing development of the Poetry Slam — a raucous poetry event that has been called “a popular culture phenomenon” (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times ), “the death of Art” (Harold Bloom, The Paris Review ), and has been blamed for making “poetry sexy again in a way it hasn’t been since the heyday of the Bears” (Stephen Holden, The New York Times ). Spoken word icons such as , Maggie Estep, Bob Holman and John S. Hall join scores of other poets, organizers, filmmakers, scholars and critics in bring the story of the New York City Poetry Slam movement to life. From its origins in the roofless, unheated Nuyorican Poets Cafe and its mid-90s rise in the pop culture ranks thanks to MTV and Lollapalooza, to its fresh successes on stage and small screen thanks to Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry projects and its devoted following among youth poets, queers poets and poets of color, the Poetry Slam is analyzed, idealized and criticized, all from a uniquely New York perspective. Without question, Poetry Slams have altered the culture landscape of poetry in America, and Words In Your Face offers an insider view of how the New York City poetry community took a simple concept — giving scores to poetry — and helped to forever revolutionize how America views poetry and how poets view themselves. U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins wrote that Words In Your Face “leaves no doubt that the slam poetry scene has achieved legitimacy and taken its rightful place on the map of contemporary literature” and the Washington Post named it as one of the top books for Exploring Poetry in 2008. WATCH Cristin perform the preface to Words In Your Face at its book release party at the Bowery Poetry Club. LISTEN to the nine-part IndieFeed Performance Poetry Podcast series celebrating Words In Your Face by clicking here. READ read reviews of Words In Your Face by clicking on the publication titles below: Library Journal School Library Journal City Limits Galatea Resurrects (review by Nathan Logan) Galatea Resurrects (review by Michael Heath) Words In Your Face can be purchased at the Soft Skull Press website, at Amazon or any at your favorite local (hopefully independent) bookstore! About. Signed Copies of All COA Books Available at BookPeople. If you are looking for a signed or personalized copy of any Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz book (including all seven poetry books, and both works of nonfiction), you can purchase a signed and/or personalized copy at Cristin’s local bookstore, BookPeople. Click the link here for more information. BOOKPEOPLE SHIPS WORLDWIDE. HOW TO LOVE THE EMPTY AIR reviewed in BUST MAGAZINE. “Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz’s stunning book of poetry, HOW TO LOVE THE EMPTY AIR, explores great loss at the height of great success and how we cope not only with the unexpected absence of a life, but also with the endured memories of death,” begins the rave review by writer Amber Tamblyn in the August 2018 issue of Bust Magazine. “Aptowicz writes about losing her mother very suddenly while her personal and writing lives are flourishing—an experience that left her at once devastated and illuminated, reeling from shock and relinquishing herself to the tenderness of new love. These heart-cracking poems humble and haunt the reader, reminding us that with every fall life hands us, a rise awaits us on the other side.” To read the full review, please click here. About. Short Bio : Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz is a New York Times bestselling nonfiction writer and poet. She is the author of seven books of poetry (including Dear Future Boyfriend, Hot Teen Slut, Working Class Represent, Oh, Terrible Youth and Everything is Everything ) as well as the nonfiction books, the >Dr. Mutter’s Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine , which made 7 National “Best Books of 2014″ lists (including Amazon, The Onion’s AV Club, NPR’s Science Fridays and the UK newspaper The Guardian, among others) and 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.” On the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) podcast Art Works , host Josephine Reed introduced Cristin as being “something of a legend in NYC’s slam poetry scene. She is lively, thoughtful, and approachable looking to engage the audience with her work and deeply committed to the community that art (in general) and slam poetry (in particular) can create.” 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 sixth book of poetry, The Year of No Mistakes , was released by Write Bloody Publishing in Fall 2013, and would go on to win the Writers’ League of Texas Book of the Year Award for Poetry (2013-2014). Her most recent book of poetry, How to Love the Empty Air was released in the Spring of 2018. Her second book of nonfiction, Dr. Mutter’s Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine , was released by Gotham Books (Penguin) in Fall 2014, debuted at #7 on the New York Times Bestseller List for Books about Health and would stay on it for three months. Cristin is married to fellow bestselling author and screenwriter Ernest Cline. She lives in Austin, Texas with her family and their two eccentric rescue dachshunds. For the truly curious, here’s the longer story: Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz (b. 1978) was born and raised in Philadelphia. In 1996, she graduated from Central High School of Philadelphia, and moved to New York City to attending NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. She was a sophomore at NYU when she was first introduced to poetry slams by her classmate, . In 1998, Cristin co-founded the NYC-Urbana Poetry Slam, a weekly reading series dedicated to showcasing the most innovative voices in poetry. NYC-Urbana has captured the National Slam Championship title three times and won the first ever Group Piece Nationals, which celebrates multi-voice poems. After college, Cristin worked as an editor for the “Adult” section for online portal About.com (serving as inspiration for her book, Hot Teen Slut ), slung coffee as the founding cafe manager for the Bowery Poetry Club and served as a rights manager at the Artists Rights Society. In July 2010, she was named the 2010-2011 ArtsEdge Writer-in-Residence at the University of Pennsylvania, where she spent the year researching and writing a book on Thomas Dent Mütter, founder of the Philadelphia’s (in)famous Mütter Museum. It was during this residency year that she was also awarded a 2011 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry. From February 2013 to August 2013, Cristin was the 2013 poet-in-residence at the Amy Clampitt House, where she finished her sixth book of poetry and sold her second book of nonfiction. Her sixth book of poetry, The Year of No Mistakes , was released by Write Bloody Publishing in Fall 2013, and would go on to win the Writers’ League of Texas Book of the Year Award for Poetry (2013-2014). Her second book of nonfiction, Dr. Mutter’s Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine , was released by Gotham Books (Penguin) in Fall 2014, debuted at #7 on the New York Times Bestseller List for Books about Health. Cristin continues to perform and lecture internationally & nationally, including residencies with or performances at the Sydney Opera House, the Gasworks Art Complex (Melbourne Australia), Joe’s Pub (at NYC’s Public Theatre), the Largo Theatre (Los Angeles) and over 100 universities and colleges, including but not limited to Yale University (CT), Brown University (RI), Columbia University (NY), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA), Dartmouth College (NH), Boston University (MA), Brandeis University (MA), Amherst College (MA), University of Pennsylvania (PA), University of Chicago (IL), New York University (NY), University of Alabama (AL), University of Arkansas (AR), Minnesota State University (MN), State University of New York (Freedonia) (NY), George Washington University (DC), University of Maryland (MD), Berklee College of Music (MA), Penn State Berks (PA), College of Saint Rose (NY), Columbia College (IL), Hamline University (MN), Eastern Illinois University (IL), Tennessee Tech University (TN), Husson University (ME), Goucher College (MD), Colby-Sawyer College (NH), Slippery Rock University (PA), College of St. Benedict (MN), Universities of California (Santa Cruz and Davis, CA) and Universities of Australia (Melbourne and Sydney, Australia), among others. Her poetry and non-fiction has been published in various journals, including Rattle, McSweeney’s Internet Tendencies, Pank, La Petite Zine, decomP, Umbrella, The Other Journal, Danse Macabre, Conduit, Barrelhouse and Monkeybicycle, among others… She in Austin Texas with two rescue dachshunds, her brilliant stepdaughter, and her husband, novelist/screenwriter, Ernest Cline, whom she met when they were both slam poets at the 1998 . Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz. By Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz. Sure, complain about the music, but modern halftime shows are nothing compared to the horrors witnessed in ancient Rome. The Macabre Dr. Mutter's Freaky Medical Marvels. By Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz. In the early 1800s, when your goiter is larger than your head, you had to visit Dr. Mütter. 'Dr. Mütter's Marvels' (US 2014): Book Excerpt. By Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz. In the early 18th century, people with severe disfigurations had to hide from the public — until surgical pioneers like Thomas Dent Mütter emerged. Surgery in a Time Before Anesthesia (Op-Ed) By Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz. Surgery without anesthetic is a nightmare, and yet for most of human experience, it that was the only option. 1 View Archive. Live Science newsletter. Stay up to date on the latest science news by signing up for our Essentials newsletter. Thank you for signing up to Live Science. You will receive a verification email shortly. Words in Your Face. The world’s #1 eTextbook reader for students. VitalSource is the leading provider of online textbooks and course materials. More than 15 million users have used our Bookshelf platform over the past year to improve their learning experience and outcomes. 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Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz in 2014. Photo by Larry D. Moore . Licensed under Creative Commons, courtesy Wikimedia Commons .. Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz Born November26, 1978 ( 1978-11-26 ) (age 42) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation Poet, Writer Nationality United States Literary movement Slam Poetry Notable work(s) Words In Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam Partner(s) Shappy Seasholtz. Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz (born 26 November 1978) is an American poet and non-fiction writer. Most recently, she has been awarded a 2011 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for Poetry [1] and the 2013 Amy Clampitt Residency. [2] Contents. Life [ edit | edit source ] A native of Philadelphia, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz graduated from Central High School of Philadelphia in 1996 and received a B.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from New York University in 2000. Her brother, Kevin Aptowicz, is a professor of Physics at West Chester University. [3] Poetry [ edit | edit source ] Aptowicz was introduced to the New York City Poetry Slam community by NYU classmate, Beau Sia. [4] In November 1998, at age 19, she founded the NYC-Urbana Poetry Slam series. [5] NYC-Urbana was the formal continuation of a poetry slam series started by Bob Holman and as of 2008, has earned three National Poetry Slam Championships: 1997 (as Team Mouth Almighty), 2000 and 2002. [6] Aptowicz was a member of the 1998, 2001, 2003 and 2010 NYC-Urbana Poetry Slam teams. [6] Well-known poets who have been on NYC-Urbana Poetry Slam teams including Taylor Mali, Beau Sia, Anis Mojgani and Sarah Kay, among others. [6] Aptowicz was also the 2010 Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWps) representative for NYC-Urbana. [7] As of 2010, NYC-Urbana Poetry Slam is still held weekly at the Bowery Poetry Club. Aptowicz currently runs the series with Taylor Mali, Shappy Seasholtz and Jeanann Verlee. [8] Aptowicz's most recent book is Everything is Everything , which Write Bloody Publishing released in January 2010. In 2011, Write Bloody Publishing also re-released Aptowicz's 4 previous books -- Dear Future Boyfriend (2000), Hot Teen Slut (2001), Working Class Represent (2003) and Oh, Terrible Youth (2007) -- which had originally been published by the Ann Arbor basement press, The Wordsmith Press. [9] Aptowicz appeared in the concert film Taylor Mali & Friends Live at the Bowery Poetry Club and in the documentary Slam Planet (2006). [10] In 2003, she served the overseas mentor for Mouth Off! , a youth poetry show commissioned by the Sydney Opera House. [11] She frequently tours with poets Buddy Wakefield, Derrick Brown and Anis Mojgani on their "poetry revivial tours," joining them on their 2008 Junkyard Ghost Revival tour, [12] 2009 Elephant Engine High Dive Revival tour [13] and 2010 Night Kite Revival tour. [14] In November 2010, it was announced that Aptowicz had been awarded a 2011 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for Poetry. [1] She is one of only handful of "slam poets" who have won NEA grants. As of 2011, the other poets are Hal Sirowitz (who was on the Nuyorican Poets Cafe Poetry Slam team in 1993, [15] and won an NEA Fellowship in Poetry in 1994 [16] ); Jeffrey McDaniel (who was on numerous DC and California slam teams in the mid to late 1990s, and won a NEA Fellowship in Poetry in 2003 [16] ); and Adrienne Su (who was on the Nuyorican Poets Cafe Poetry Slam team in 1991, [15] and won a NEA Fellowship in Poetry in 2007 [17] ). In February 2012, it was announced that Aptowicz had been awarded the 2013 Amy Clampitt Residency. [2] The residency takes place in the former residence of poet Amy Clampitt and provides "an established or emerging poet or literary scholar with the rare gift of extended time and a reasonable stipend so that he or she may substantially further his or her creative work." [18] Aptowicz is the first poet from a poetry slam background to be awarded this residency. [19] Non-fiction [ edit | edit source ] Aptowicz has published non-fiction essays and articles in such publications as Bust magazine, About.com's Poetry Channel and the spoken word anthology Word Warriors . [20] In 2008, Soft Skull Press published Aptowicz's Words In Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam. [21] U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins wrote that the book "leaves no doubt that the slam poetry scene has achieved legitimacy and taken its rightful place on the map of contemporary literature" [22] and the Washington Post named it one of five Notable Books on Exploring Poetry in 2008. [23] Aptowicz spent 4 years writing the book, which "explores the birth, growing pains and continuing development of the Poetry Slam." [21] The book features interviews with Saul Williams, Maggie Estep, Bob Holman and Slamnation director Paul Devlin, among others. Aptowicz also penned the non-fiction screenplay, Mütter , a screenplay based on the life of Mütter Museum founder Thomas Dent Mütter. The screenplay would go on to win the 2003 "Set In Philadelphia" Screenwriting Award at the Philadelphia Film Festival [24] and a Sloan Foundation Fellowship at the 2004 Hampton International Film Festival. [25] In 2005, she was invited to attend the 2005 Sloan Film Summit in support of the screenplay, and was commissioned to write an article about her experiences at the Summit by New York City's Museum of the Moving Image. [26] As of 2008, the screenplay remains unproduced, although a short based on the feature-length script was created as a part of the Philadelphia Film Festival prize package. [27] In 2010, Aptowicz was named the 2010-2011 University of Pennsylvania ArtsEdge writer in residence. She will be using the residency to work on "a non-fiction book about the life and times of Thomas Dent Mutter." [28] The Mütter Museum has granted Aptowicz full access to their museum, library and archives for the duration of the residency so that she may conduct her research for the book, and the Mütter Museum's Francis C. Wood Institute for the History of Medicine has additionally awarded Aptowicz with a Wood Institute Travel Grant to help further fund and support her work on this project. [28] Recognition [ edit | edit source ] NEA Fellowship: National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship for Poetry [1] Winner: Writer-in-Residence University of Pennsylvania (2010– 2011) [28] Winner: Poet in Residence: Culver Academies in Culver, Indiana (2009). [29] Winner: Nadine B. Andreas Public Scholar in Speech Communication, Minnesota State University, Mankato (2008). [30] Winner: Hampton International Film Festival's Sloan Fellowship for Screenwriting (2004). [25] Semi-Finalist: Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting for Mütter (2004). Winner: Grand Prize, Philadelphia Film Festival for Mütter (2003). [24] Winner: Myers Foundation Grant (2001 and 2003). Two-Time Winner: National Poetry Slam: Slammaster's Slam (2000, 2001). Three-time Winner: NYU/Barnes and Noble Monologue Contest (1999–2000) Publications [ edit | edit source ] Poetry [ edit | edit source ] Dear Future Boyfriend (This is what I sound like) . Philadelphia, PA; privately published, 2000; Gardena, CA: Write Bloody, 2011. Hot teen slut gets fucked in the head : my poetic adventures in porn . Philadelphia, PA; privately published, [2001?] My Love in a Petri Dish . Kapow!, 2001. Oh Terrible Youth: A collection of poetry . Whitmore Lake, MI: Wordsmith Press, 2007; Long Beach, CA: Write Bloody, 2011. Working Class Represent: A collection of poetry . Whitmore Lake, MI: Wordsmith Press, 2007; Long Beach, CA: Write Bloody, 2011. Hot Teen Slut . Whitmore Lake, MI: Wordsmith Press, 2007; Long Beach, CA: Write Bloody, 2011. Everything is Everything . Long Beach, CA: Write Bloody, 2010. The Year of No Mistakes: A collection of poetry . Austin, TX: Write Bloody, 2013. How to Love the Empty Air . Los Angeles: Write Bloody, 2018. Non-fiction [ edit | edit source ] Words in Your Face: A guided tour through twenty years of the New York City Poetry Slam . New York: Soft Skull Press, 2008. Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A true tale of intrigue and innovation at the dawn of modern medicine . New York: Gotham Books, 2014. Edited [ edit | edit source ] Poems from the Big Muddy: The 2004 National Poetry Slam (edited by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, Jeremy Richards, & Scott E Woods). Whitmore Lake, MI: Wordsmith Press, 2005. Anthologized [ edit | edit source ] Elephant Engine High-Dive Revival . Long Beach, CA: Write Bloody, 2009. Word Warriors: 35 women leaders in the spoken word revolution (edited by Alix Olson). Emeryville, CA: Seal Press, 2007. Poetry Slam: The competitive art of performance poetry (edited by Gary Mex Glazner). San Francisco: Manic D Press, 2000. Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat . [31]