My debut book of prose: Chrysopoeia: essays of language, love, and place will be published by Stephen F. Austin University Press in the fall of 2022!
New Interview!
Editor and writer Ashley Fouche interviewed me for her blog at A.A. Fouch. Check it out here.
It's Publication Day for The Poet & The Architect!
Of this book, reader Ruth Harper writes:
South Dakota Poet Laureate Christine Stewart-Nuñez has published a tremendous new collection! The Poet and the Architect (2021, Terrapin Books) is an intelligent, loving, masterful assemblage of poems organized in “rings,” extending outward from the highly personal and immediate (e.g., falling in love) to the more long-range and communal (e.g., lasting relationships in the context of supportive scaffolding). The overall theme of her marriage to architect Brian Rex and their increasingly interwoven visions of art and life offer opportunities for metaphor and insight that are stunning in their beauty, power, and originality. Poets construct, just as architects do, working in a different medium that is similarly exacting if done well. It is edifying to glimpse two creative minds informing each other, building and resolving tension, in what feels like real time. (Even poems set in the past grab the heart fiercely.)
I was fortunate to hear the poet read and discuss several of the poems at a recent public gathering. What a treat! But this book requires no explanation. The words are accessible yet gain additional meaning and depth with each rereading, which is why you will want to purchase this fine book. The Poet and the Architect is “the real deal” (my highest compliment).”
Cover image of The Poet & The Architect
New Poems Published
Two poems up at Terrain.org in collaboration with my husband! Click here to read or hear them and see Brian’s amazing work.
Poem Published in the New York Times!
It was tough to keep on top of things this year, but I’m catching up. Here’s the poem published on Thanksgiving 2020 in the New York Times!
Reading "Simplifying"
Here I read an excerpt from my memoir manuscript, SILENCES & SEIZURES. This was published in the Mom Egg Review.
Pandemic Poem as Part of GATHERINGS
Short Video: Arts during the Pandemic
Writing Process Videos
See my writing poetry videos on my “video” page. These were programs for National Poetry Month that I recorded since the Pandemic shut the libraries down.
Writing & Reading from Art at the Dahl
In March, right before the pandemic began sweeping across South Dakota, I gave a reading and workshop at the Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City.
Reading Description: Intersections of Poetry and Art: An Ekphrastic Reading
After giving a brief historical framework for ekphrasis, I will discuss my approach to making poems inspired by visual art and use examples of my work to illustrate my creative process.
Workshop Description: Writing Poetry Inspired by Art
These writing workshops—identical in content with more writing time in the longer one—will teach participants about the history of ekphrasis, familiarize them with current approaches to ekphrasis, show examples of the genre, and provide guided engagement with current art exhibits at the Dahl Arts Center.
Writing from the exhibits at the Dahl Arts Center, March 2020.
My visit to Dowling Catholic High School
I had a lovely time talking with students about my education, books, and writing process.
My presentation at Dowling Catholic High School.
"Wonder Woman Relaxes" on the radio.
Listen to Patrick Hicks introduce and read my poem, “Wonder Woman Relaxes” here.
Podcast Interview
Listen to Nick and I chatting about life, poetry, and writing at The Tale Feather Podcast.
Festival of Books: Interview & Information
Read more about the SoDak Festival of Books in Deadwood this October. I’ll be participating in four events.
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Poet Laureate News!
I was just named the next South Dakota Poet Laureate! Read here.
Broadside for sale
Etchings Press is selling a gorgeous broadside of my poem, “The Cosmic Tree at Conception.”
Click here for details.
Interview with me up at UIndy's Potluck Podcast
Check out my interview with students at the University of Indianapolis. They asked great questions about my thoughts behind writing Bluewords Greening.
Bluewords Greening Wins the 2018 Whirling Prize
I’m thrilled to announce that Etchings Press has honored Bluewords Greening with the 2018 Whirling Prize for its contributions to disability literature. Read more here .
Note: Two poems anthologized in Drawn to Marvel →
Find two of my poems from UNTRUSSED, "Wonder Woman Relaxes" and "Each Night, His Other Life" published in this great anthology, Drawn to Marvel: Poems from the Comic Books (edited by Bryan D. Dietrich and Marta Ferguson. Buy here