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Nov 20, 2016
1 min

Honored to be chosen as a notable manuscript

Congrats to the 2016 BOAAT Press Book Prize winner, Meg Freitag, and the finalist, Brionne Janae. I'm happy that my manuscript made it t...

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talking back to the mind. loving dis-order.

Kristina Andersson Bicher

Oct 2, 2016
1 min

talking back to the mind. loving dis-order.

Really stoked about this night. We must talk and be loud about mental illness. Everything. Everyone. No stigma no shame. #KristinaBicher ...

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Kristina Andersson Bicher

Oct 1, 2016
1 min

Postcard from Mars

Happy to be a finalist in this 140 word contest... why-o-why do old loves trail you, even when you leave the solar system... Here's the l...

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"Has No [Skin]" still en route but new poems to be published

Kristina Andersson Bicher

Aug 10, 2016
1 min

"Has No [Skin]" still en route but new poems to be published

Happy to say that while my manuscript is currently in irons, I've seen a bit of goodness. Some poems were accepted by Narrative, Barrow S...

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Kristina Andersson Bicher

Jun 10, 2016
1 min

Bread Loaf Translators' Conference

What a week-- all-in! Close-reading workshops led by David Hinton, craft talks and jaw-dropping pin-quiet faculty/guest/participant readi...

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Kristina Andersson Bicher

May 20, 2016
1 min

Shout out, Brooklyn Poets!

Workshopping with fearless Bianca Stone = new poet friends = hear us #BrooklynPoets #KristinaBicher #poetryreadings #KaySorin #BiancaSton...

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Remote Landscapes: New Collaborative Reading

Kristina Andersson Bicher

Apr 3, 2016
1 min

Remote Landscapes: New Collaborative Reading

Thrilled to curate a poetry + performance + art happening with Patricia Miranda at miranda arts project space in Port Chester, NY on Sund...

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Bob Holman Fights to Save Dying Languages

Kristina Andersson Bicher

Apr 3, 2016
1 min

Bob Holman Fights to Save Dying Languages

Columbia Journal recently carried a profile I wrote of Bob Holman: poet, activist, teacher, performer. His "Language Matters" film with ...

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Dead Rabbits Reading: Valentines Edition

Kristina Andersson Bicher

Feb 8, 2016
1 min

Dead Rabbits Reading: Valentines Edition

celebrate commiserate commemorate correlate calibrate celibate reprobate etc etc on the BIG RED DAY Happy to be with Alex Tanner, Ilana M...

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Kristina Andersson Bicher

Jan 27, 2016
1 min

COUPLET rescheduled to Jan. 30

Soooo excited.... thanks Leah, for rescheduling! Looking forward to meeting some new poets. #poetryreadings #Coupletapoetryseries #LeahUm...

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Poetry under the Bridge: Couplet Reading Series in January

Kristina Andersson Bicher

Dec 14, 2015
1 min

Poetry under the Bridge: Couplet Reading Series in January

Come to Couplet!! January 23 at 7 p.m. at the Delancey (lower level) hosted by the lovely Leah Umansky! So thrilled to be reading in the ...

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Ross Gay asks: What eyes does your poem have?

Kristina Andersson Bicher

Oct 29, 2015
1 min

Ross Gay asks: What eyes does your poem have?

Ross gave a thought-filled and thought-provoking talk this summer at Cave Canem as he was on tour for his amazing new book "Catalog of Un...

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Juan Felipe Herrera/US Poet Laureate comes to town

Kristina Andersson Bicher

Oct 26, 2015
1 min

Juan Felipe Herrera/US Poet Laureate comes to town

So so grateful to make the acquaintance of a wonderful teacher and poet, Juan Felipe Herrera. And thanks to the MFA program at Manhattan...

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Kristina Andersson Bicher

Oct 15, 2015
1 min

gorgeous issue of Tupelo Quarterly: TQ8

yesyeshappy to be featured in latest Tupelo Quarterly with two poems: Aquinnah Sub Rosa and If We Arrive Late to Sunset. Both from last ...

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Kristina Andersson Bicher

Oct 12, 2015
1 min

make a poem with scissors and glue

I love Franklin Street Works in Stamford and it's not just the coffee and macarons, which will entrance you. The exhibits are diverse an...

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Kristina Andersson Bicher

Sep 23, 2015
1 min

Come back to Brooklyn!

Friends, come back to Brooklyn! I'll be reading again, this time at the Roots Poetry Series. So excited to be reading wtih Ysabel Gonzale...

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Kristina Andersson Bicher

Sep 20, 2015
1 min

Thank you, Readings in Color!

It was a great night to read with Daniela Olszewska. Thanks to Jenna Cardinale and Christine Scanlon for organizing and inviting me. #Rea...

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Meet the Maestro of Page Meets Stage: Taylor Mali

Kristina Andersson Bicher

Apr 7, 2015
3 min

Meet the Maestro of Page Meets Stage: Taylor Mali

Taylor Mali (This piece first appeared in the Lumina Journal blog of Sarah Lawrence College on 4/7/15) Another obscure poetry venue, anot...

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Kristina Andersson Bicher

Feb 25, 2015
3 min

Letters to a Young MFA

Sarah Lawrence Faculty Add Their Advice to the words of Rainer Maria Rilke (this blog post first appeared in Lumina Journal of Sarah Lawr...

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Kristina Andersson Bicher

Feb 20, 2015
2 min

When My Brother Was an Aztec

(This piece first appeared in the Lumina Journal blog of Sarah Lawrence College on 2/20/15) When My Brother Was an Aztec by Natalie Diaz ...

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