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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 3d

Harvest Supermoon Over Syracuse New York October 7 2025 1 am

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 5d

Our Halloween 2025 Tableau - Fantasy on Sleepy Hollow

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 6d

What a treat to get my contributor's copy of North American Review with my sunburn at the beach poem "In Bed with Green Gels." Such an honor to appear in these pages for my 3rd time! HUGE thanks to Editor Jeremy Schraffenberger & everyone who helps make NAR so awesome!
@northamerreview.bsky.social

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 6d

Waxing Gibbous Moon Over Syracuse New York October 4 2025 12:30 am

Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 7d

Goodbye Journal #120. Hello Journal #121! To the tune of passing cars running over black walnuts down in the street. *Pop!* *Pop-pop!*

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 8d

The eyes of this golden langur monkey (Trachypithecus geei).
Oh my goodness...

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 8d

Yippee! Poetose just published my short poem "Our Lungs Fill and Empty" in their online journal, alongside a handwritten version of the poem. Huge thanks to Poetose!
Head on over to Poetose to see the handwritten version and the awesome other pieces they've published!
www.poetose.com/pub/our-lung...

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 9d

A rare sighting of Comyns, the fox who lives in our woods, sunning himself in our backyard.

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 10d

New to submitting to literary journals, looking for someone to walk you through the process?
Experienced submitter looking for some tips and strategies to freshen your process?
This is the class for you! It starts today! Register by 5 pm today to join us!
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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 11d

Huge thank you!! to the online journal Poetose for accepting my poem "Our Lungs Fill and Empty." I've been invited to handwrite the poem to be published next to a printed-text version, so I cranked up my fountain pen and fancy ink to have a go!

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 11d

Awesome!

Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 12d

Tonight I'm reading submissions for the Seneca Review. Our fall submission period is open now and closes November 1. So you've got a month left to send us something wonderful! 😀
@senecareview.bsky.social

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 12d

I rarely submit to writing contests, so it's especially lovely news to learn that my poems were a finalist for Puerto del Sol's 2025 annual poetry contest. Huge thank you to everyone involved...and congratulations to the winner!

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 13d

Submittin' poems to literary journals on a warm September afternoon to the sound of the local high school marching band coming from the stadium down the road.

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 17d

*Pppsssttt!* There's 1 space left in my fall poetry workshop which begins tomorrow Wed Sept 24 at 6 pm Eastern Time. Room for you if you act quickly! 😉 Come join an awesome group of poets ready to write and workshop the autumn away!
#Writing #WritersLife #WritingCommunity #poetry

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 17d

Hot golly! I'm in this anthology and the audiobook of Invisible Strings 113 Poets Respond to the Songs of Taylor Swift is in consideration for next year's Grammy Awards. Wow wow wow! Congratulations to Editor Kristie Frederick Daugherty for making this project so awesome and such a success!

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 19d

Final day to register! Join me for my FALL 2025 creative writing workshops on poetry, creative nonfiction, & submitting to literary journals! Classes from 6-8 PM ET on Zoom.
See for details & to register!
#Writing #WritersLife #WritingCommunity #poetry #essays

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 20d

Wow! Thanks so much Kelli! And as a huge fan of yours that's an extra wonderful compliment to hear! Thanks!

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 20d

As the wrens, chickadees, and nuthatches lip off from the woods, it's a lovely Saturday afternoon for proofing galleys of the three collaborative poems that Steve Castro, Dustin Pearson, and I wrote, which are coming out soon in the new issue of The Laurel Review!

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 20d

Just 2 days left to register! Join me for my FALL 2025 creative writing workshops on poetry, creative nonfiction, & submitting to literary journals! Classes from 6-8 PM ET on Zoom.
See for details & to register!
#Writing #WritersLife #WritingCommunity #poetry #essays

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 21d

Just 3 days left to register! Join me for my FALL 2025 creative writing workshops on poetry, creative nonfiction, & submitting to literary journals! Classes from 6-8 PM ET on Zoom.
See for details & to register!
#Writing #WritersLife #WritingCommunity #poetry #essays

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 22d

Congratulations to Arthur Sze, our new US Poet Laureate. I love his poetry so so so much. Here he is reading the opening poem from his sequence "The Leaves of a Dream Are the Leaves of an Onion" from his book River River [1987] at a reading in 1989.

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 23d

Classes start next week! Join me for my FALL 2025 creative writing online workshops on poetry, creative nonfiction, and submitting to literary journals! Classes from 6-8 PM ET via Zoom.
See for details & to register!
#Writing #WritersLife #WritingCommunity #poetry #essays

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 25d

Friends! I'm giving a Zoom reading TONIGHT, Monday Sept 15 at 7 pm ET with my buddy Dustin Nightingale for the release of our micro e-chapbook of collaborative poetry. Join us!

Reading registration link:
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Free digital chapbook here:
ghostcitypress.com/2025-summer-...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Christopher Citro & Dustin Nightingale Poetry Chapbook Release Reading 9/15/25 7pm ET. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joinin...

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · Sep 8

Join me for my FALL 2025 creative writing online workshops on poetry, creative nonfiction, and submitting to literary journals! All classes take place 6-8 PM Eastern Time via Zoom.
See for details & to register!
#Writing #WritersLife #WritingCommunity #poetry #essays

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