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Christina M. Rau [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
NY
New York US
Email: 
christinamrau@Ymail.com
Bio: 

Christina M. Rau is the author of the sci-fi fem poetry collection, Liberating The Astronauts (Aqueduct Press, 2017), which won the SFPA 2018 Elgin Award, and the chapbooks WakeBreatheMove (Finishing Line Press, 2015) and For The Girls, I (Dancing Girl Press, 2014). Her poetry has also appeared on gallery walls in The Ekphrastic Poster Show, on car magnets for The Living Poetry Project, and in various literary journals both online and in print. She is the founder of the Long Island reading circuit, Poets In Nassau, and has read and run workshops for various community groups nationwide. She also writes for Book Riot about all things book-related. She teaches English and Creative Writing at Nassau Community College where she also serves as Editor-in-chief for The Nassau Review. In her non-writing life, when she’s not teaching yoga, she’s watching the Game Show Network.  http://www.christinamrau.com [2]

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Favorite authors: 
Joan Didion, Tracy K. Smith, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Matthea Harvey, Rachel Wetzsteon, Lydia Davis, Willa Cather
Twitter/X: 
@christinamrau
Born in: 
NY
New York
Raised in: 
NY
New York
Website: 
https://christinamrau.com [3]
Prizes won: 
  • SFPA Elgin Award 2018
  • Sabbatical, NCC, Spring 2016
  • SUNY FACT2 Award for Excellence in Teaching, May 2015
  • Goodreads Poetry Contest winner, July,2014
  • Best of the Net nominee, Sept 2014
Education: 
Long Island University
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Teachers
Veterans

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