this is all your fault

Friday, July 12, 2002

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THE TRANSPARENT DINNER

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THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT

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My most recent (and winning) chapbook:

Children Having Trouble with Meat

fairytales for cannibals

my chapbook from Dancing Girl Press
The Animal Husband
poems about animals and food

surreal, funny and dark

The Salt Daughter

A chapbook: strange and amusing tales of suburban families from lands where food and love are part of a constant, dark battleground. Get it here.

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CHRISTINE HAMM is a PhD candidate in English Literature at Drew University, where she was awarded a Caspersen Scholarship for Academic Promise. In 2007, she was a runner up to Queens' Poet Laureate. Her poetry has been published in The Adirondack Review, Pebble Lake Review, Horseless Press, Lodestar Quarterly, Blue Fifth Review, Poetry Midwest, MiPoesias, Rattle, Snow Monkey and Exquisite Corpse, among others. She has been nominated twice for a Pushcart Prize, and once for "The Best of the Web". Her work has been anthologized in Homewrecker: An Adultery Reader and The Murdering of Our Years: Artists and Activists on Making Ends Meet, both by Soft Skull Press. Her full-length book of poems, The Transparent Dinner, was published by Mayapple Press in October '06. Christine is on the editorial board of several literary journals, including Vernacular. She teaches English at Rutgers University and poetry writing at Women's Studio Center in Queens, NY. She has three chapbooks, Children Having Trouble with Meat, published by MiPoesias, The Animal Husband, published by Dancing Girl Press, and The Salt Daughter by Little Poem Press.

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Where I've been Published
Articles:

An Iris Is an Iris: William Kentridge at the New Museum in NYMetropolis.
Contemporary Art -- weekly column March - October, 2001 at Suite101.com

Introduction to Barnes and Nobles re-issue of Clive Bell's book, Art, which sparked modernist art theory.

Poetry

Exquisite Corpse Kitchen Sink
Rattle
MiPoesias
Loop #5
Watchword Press
Monday Night Lit
Foliate Oak Online
R.A.L.P.H.
Octavo
Burning Word
Pebble Lake Review
Plum Ruby Review
Whalelane
canwehaveourballback?
Shampoo
Toys in Babeland website
Eclectica
Sniffy Journal
Stirring
Small Spiral Notebook
3am Magazine
Soap Box Girls
Diagram
VeRT!
Bluff Quarterly
Cleansheets Magazine
Poetry Midwest

Where and When I've Read

Speakeasy, 9/01
Thesauraushead, 10/01
Women's Studio Center Opening, 12/01
Women's Studio Center Reading, 1/02
Sarah Lawrence Inter-collegiate Poetry Reading on April 3rd.
Thesauraushead Reading on April 5th.
Happy Ending
The Poetry Project
Galapagos
Atomic Cafe
Poetry vs. Comedy
Smut

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30 Days: Poems - Original poetry and links from Scott Glassman. [ATOM]

32 Poems Poetry Magazine - Notes and poems from the editor. [ATOM]

666poetry-not - Posts original poems. [ATOM]

A Burning Patience - Features original poetry and thoughts on online writings. [ATOM]

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A Safe Place to Land - Blog posts original poems.

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A Window Within Myself - Poetic journal with photos. [ATOM]

Across The Wall - Original work from a Bangalore, India based poet. [ATOM]

Adam Ford - Weblog of an artist who works in many mediums.

Alcoholic Poet's Sad Poems - A poet who likes to think, write and drink. [ATOM]

Aliki Caloyeras - Collection of essays and poems. [RSS]

Almost I Rushed From Home to Tell You This - Thoughts and poems from a published author. [ATOM]

Anachronizms - Poetry blog from Del Ray Cross. [ATOM]

AnnMarie Eldon - Large collection of original poems. [ATOM]

Arch Memory - Long running blog of original poetry. [ATOM]

As/Is - Collaborative poetry blog. [ATOM]

Bali Hai! - Thoughts from an Indian poet. [ATOM]

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Biddies in my Brain - Thoughts of a left wing poet. [RDF]

BillyBlog - Journal featuring poems from Bill Cohen. [ATOM]

Bird Poems - The poetry of Birdie Jaworski. [ATOM]

Blert - Offers arts commentary and original poetry. [ATOM]

Blog Poetry Club - News and poems from an online poetry club.

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Bloggedy Blog Blog - Life inspired original poems. [ATOM]

Brief Epigrams - Displays original artwork and poetry. [ATOM]

Broken Eggs - The Poetry of Laura A. Goldstein. [ATOM]

Brown Paper Packages - Thoughts and poems from a young poet. [ATOM]

Cahiers de Corey - Offers poems and career information. [ATOM]

Can of Corn - Posts original poetry and commentary on baseball. [ATOM]

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Catherine Daly's Blog - Blog about poetry and reviewing poetry. [ATOM]

Charlotte Street - Original poetry from Mark Kaplan. [ATOM]

Chicano Poet - Poems from a published Texas poet. [ATOM]

Choriamb - Poetry news and reviews.

Chris Hutchinson's Strangely Broken Toys - New work from the Canadian poet. [ATOM]

Chris Murray's Tex Files - Long running blog of original poetry. [ATOM]

Collin Kelley - Weblog of the poet, novelist, playwright and journalist. [ATOM]

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Copy - Posts sequential poetry.

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Pelican Dreaming - Features original poetry and photographs. [ATOM]

Pete's Green Bay Packer Musings - Personal journal featuring original poetry. [ATOM]

Philosophical Poetry - Posts poems dealing with various philosophies. [RSS]

Poems @ The End of The Pier - Poetry blog of Liam Wilkinson. [ATOM]

Poetix - Thoughts on poetry and creative writing. [RSS]

Poetry By Troy - Poems from a modern American poet. [ATOM]

Poetry Garage - Posts original poetry from the author. [ATOM]

Pomegranite - Poetry from Jerry Mehalovich. [ATOM]

Pomes and Funnies - Large collection of original poems. [ATOM]

Porthole Redux - Online journal with original poems. [ATOM]

Postcards from the Imagination - Poems from the Editor-in-Chief of The New Hampshire Review.

Postmodern Collage Poetry - Blog about writing collage poetry. [ATOM]

P-Ramblings - Original work from Bill Allegrezza.. [ATOM]

Prodigal Sun - The Thoughts of Michael Gause.

Quick Little Splinter - Posts original poems and photographs.

Quoi? L'Eternit?? - Poems from a Croatian poet writing in English. [ATOM]

Radical Druid - Original poetry and book recommendations. [RDF]

Random Mellifluousness and Literary Exhibitionism - Original poetry and artwork. [ATOM]

Ray Craig - California based poet offers original work. [ATOM]

Renee Zepeda - Long running blog featuring original poems. [ATOM]

Resurgere - Growing collection of original poetry. [ATOM]

Rhubarb is Susan - Reviews of individual poems from Simon DeDeo. [ATOM]

Riverfall - Poetry from Simmons B. Buntin. [ATOM]

Rocket Kids - Posts on life with original poetry. [ATOM]

Roger's Journal - Features the poetry of Roger Bonair. [ATOM]

Rogue Writing - Original poetry and prose. [ATOM]

Ruby Street - Original poems and poetry commentary from Jill Jones. [ATOM]

Sazanna Gig-Jig - Journal of original poems.

Shakespeare's Not Dead - Posts new poems from the author. [ATOM]

She's Wiping Windows - Jess Watson publishes her poems. [ATOM]

Sketch of an Astronaut - Poetry from a writer for the US government. [ATOM]

Slatherpuss - Personal blog offering thoughts and poems. [ATOM]

So Lost in Thought - Unformatted poems direct form the authors mind. [ATOM]

Some Days - Online poetic journal.

Something Katy - Original work from a Cape Cod based poet. [ATOM]

Songs To A Midnight Sky - Artwork and poem from a South Florida native. [ATOM]

Springtail - Posts original poetry and thoughts on writing. [ATOM]

Swimming for Dummies - Original work from an established poet.

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The Suburban Ecstasies - Commentary by an attorney and poet from New England. [ATOM]

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Torn Labels - Offers original poetry and photographs. [ATOM]

Ululations - Long running journal of original poetry.

Umbrella - Posts poems based on fashion photography. [ATOM]

Umbrella Tooth - Features news updates and original poetry.

Uncle David - Collection of poems from poet David E Patton. [ATOM]

Value Village Is Booby-Trapped - Canadian poet shares his work. [ATOM]

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Wordplay Poetry Blog - Posts poems from a variety of authors. [RSS]

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