Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
@coaptowicz
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NYTimes Bestselling Author of DR. MÜTTER'S MARVELS and HOW TO LOVE THE EMPTY AIR! She/her. Philly Girl. Up Next: THE UPRISING (@simonschuster, Fall 2025)
Joined August 2012
Grateful to the family, friends, & colleagues who encouraged, buoyed, & championed me & this work, & helped make this announcement possible! Taking leave from Twitter to hammer away at this book! See y'all on the other side! (& for signed books, as always, holler @BookPeople !)
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SIGNED COPIES of my latest poetry collection, AGAINST VANISHING (@writebloody) are available while supplies last at Austin's BookPeople! While supplies last! Click link below! https://t.co/GanZCeSHNs
bookpeople.com
For almost two decades across seven collections, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz's poetry has moved, inspired, and comforted readers worldwide. Now, after a seven-year silence, this beloved poet returns...
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Hey Philly! I'm coming out next week & doing a DR MUTTER'S MARVELS event at @BNPhillyPA on Mon Sept 11th at 6pm! It's FREE! See you then!
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For more information about what is happening, here is the latest from the @PhillyInquirer: https://t.co/VnBgWTTsfR
inquirer.com
The Mütter has long been known as "disturbingly informative" and uniquely Philadelphian. Now its new leaders want it to be about health, not death — and supporters are fighting for its life.
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If you have been introduced to Thomas Dent Mütter and the incredible @MutterMuseum by my work, please consider signing this petition, which aims to help preserve Dr Mütter's vision and protect the work done by generations of devoted caretakers: https://t.co/N9X6QBWwIw
change.org
Protect the Integrity of the Mütter Museum
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Deeply honored to break my Twitter fast to announce that I’m returning to our hometown next month to be inducted into the @CentralHighPHL Hall of Fame, alongside fellow poet @Poet_Major, among others! Info & tix can be found in the link! #255forLIFE
https://t.co/au1xPov2NI
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The figs we ate wrapped in bacon. The gelato we consumed greedily: coconut milk, clove, fresh pear. —Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz https://t.co/tNJEPaTyvz
poets.org
The figs we ate wrapped in bacon.
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May is National Inventors Month! We have a stellar book display here at the library featuring brilliant books about inventors, inventors and innovations! @stevenbjohnson @pomeranian99 @sydneypadua @_katiebooth_ @coaptowicz @Lizzie_OShea
#NationalInventorsMonth #GreatBooks
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Signing off from Twitter as I work on my next project! Shout out to kindergarten Cristin, who knew my 2022 mantra back in 1981. See you on the other side, friends! (& for signed books, as always, holler at @BookPeople!)
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My #FridayRead is BLACK NERD PROBLEMS by @OmarHolmon & @willevanswrites! With books this funny, smart & insightful, I’m afraid my reading hiatus from Twitter only continues!
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Hey hey! National treasure @mikemcgee invited me to read alongside old pals @derrickbrown @robbieqt & @NazelahJ TONIGHT! Ticket info linked in the tweet & times are West Coast! SEE YOU THERE, FRIENDS!
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Hopping back #onhere because @OmarHolmon & @willevanswrites’ BLACK NERD PROBLEMS is out *next week*! Pls snag this brilliant, hilarious, timely collection of essays & facts DAY ONE from yr favorite local indie & gift yourself the perfect book to ride out the apocalypse. 🖖🏽📚❤️
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This Sat, @LincolnCenter will present an online evening of poetry curated by their poet-in-residence @mobrowne! Come thru for incredible poems by @kaysarahsera @jenbenka @CAMONGHNE @iAmJonSands @arickamarie & more, incl me w/ a brand new piece! Be there!❤️ https://t.co/Yk2z6ih0xH
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The figs we ate wrapped in bacon. The gelato we consumed greedily: coconut milk, clove, fresh pear. —Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz https://t.co/tNJEPbb9U9
poets.org
The figs we ate wrapped in bacon.
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Returning to social media just to celebrate @mobrowne, whose brilliance on the page has been too often obscured by dedication to our community. So incredibly proud of this woman, & radiant with joy that she is getting her flowers today. CONGRATS MO!!! https://t.co/rAoU6Nxmbn
nytimes.com
Mahogany Browne, the author of “Black Girl Magic” and “Chlorine Sky,” will develop in-person and virtual programming from July to September at the performing-arts center.
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Hey friends! I'm taking leave of Twitter to make more time to read this summer! Stay healthy, happy & safe! And if you stumbled across this because you are fan of my work, please allow the incredible indie @BookPeople to hook you up w/ signed copies: https://t.co/XGgwyoUoYo
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God bless the bookseller from @BookPeople who carried this gorgeous stack of books to my car when six pre-orders arrived on the same day! So excited to dive into these brilliant books!
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Had another long conversation tonight with young journalist trying to make some decisions. My advice: pay attention to who has left the newsroom you’re considering, and why. Are journalists of color surviving, or thriving? Big diff. Are they leading the BIG stories, projects?
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