Christopher has a conversation with Scott Smith of BTN about the International Writing Program's role in the current state of politics and literature, and nature as a backdrop to his writings. Take a look into that interview here.
Features and Media
FEATURE ON IOWA CITY PRESS-CITIZEN
An in-depth profile of Christopher which outlines his life and history, and how it shaped his book, Self-Portrait with Dogwood. Read it here.
BOOK REVIEW: SELF-PORTRAIT WITH DOGWOOD
A thoughtful review by Karina Magdalena, author of The Fifth Mrs. Brink. Read it here!
VIDEO: IOWA CITY IN FOCUS
A video on City Channel 4-Iowa City's Youtube channel about Christopher's recent trip to Baghdad. Watch it here.
INTERVIEW WITH RADIO MAYAK
Christopher's interview, in Russian and English, about poetry, creative writing programs, Joseph Brodsky, and much more. Find out more here.
MY SAN ANTONIO BOOK REVIEW
A review of my book, Self-Portrait with Dogwood alongside Gerald Stern's Death Watch by Steve Bennett from My San Antonio. Check it out here.
INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR, FORMER PRIEST JAMES CARROLL
In which Christopher interviews James Carroll in Columbia Journal, asking questions of faith and writing. Read this fascinating interview here.
REVIEW: TOWN STITCHED BY RIVER
A new review published by breac: A Digital Journal of Irish Studies on Town Stitched by River, an anthology by Irish alumni of the International Writing Program (IWP). Read it here.
UNDERPASS TRANSLATOR SPOTLIGHT ON CHRISTOPHER
Underpass features Christopher in their Translator Spotlight series in which he talks about poetry, translation, and the IWP. Read it now.
READING: LIVE FROM PRAIRIE LIGHTS | OCT 18TH 2016
On October 18th 2016, Christopher and Marvin Bell read from their new book, After the Fact: Scripts & Postscripts, at the legendary Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa City, Iowa. Listen to the reading here.