Cristalle Smith, MFA/PhD
cristallesmith.bsky.social
Cristalle Smith, MFA/PhD
@cristallesmith.bsky.social
Poet. Mother. Writer. PhD from University of Calgary. Poetry book: Invisible Lives.
Happy birthday, fellow poet! My poetry collection on domestic violence and childhood poverty is a finalist for the Alberta Literary Awards. I feel like I've finally made it. Keep going, one foot in front of the other, that's what I tell myself when everything sucks.
April 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Self-promotion is so hard and feels onerous. I always look at other people and wonder how they do it so seamlessly. I think you'll find the exact right place for your book that doesn't require the transactional sales pitch. Solidarity!
April 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Thanks, Omar!
April 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Thank you so much, Michelle!!
April 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Wow, thank you so much this amazing review. I wrote my book because I wanted to see what I couldn't see. This review humbles me and I'm so appreciative. Thank you again.
March 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Brutal, honestly!

I use Eve Sedgwick's reparative reading (compared to paranoid readings) to get people to stop thinking of argumentation as a series of cheap AHA! GOTCHAs.
March 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM