We broke the mold of a regular reading and had our poems interact in conversation. What a great way to read poems for our reading series with Aerik Francis, Adams County Poet Laureate, and Matt, the owner of West Side Books in Denver.

Come out and join us if you can! As part of April Poetry Month, Aearik Francis @phaentompoet (Adams County Poet Laureate) and I will be reading together at West Side Books in Denver on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Come check it out. #poetrymonth

I'm not sure I quite get Blue Sky yet. Which is why I'm not posting often. Any suggestions welcome.

The Front Range Forum Program -- presents -- National Poetry Month – 2026 Wednesday, April 1, 2026 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Senior Center Twinberry Auditorium 1200 Raintree Dr., Fort Collins 80526 Lorrie Wolfe, Beth Lechleitner, Lynn Kincanon, John Calderazzo, & Veronica Patterson

Our poetry can help heal us, can keep us going, can inspire us, can push us to act. #AlaskaSky #Alaska

Hi all, a big ask. I am not sure if my request will B successful. I am looking 2 see if any subscribers 2 the Mountain Gazette magazine are willing to sell their copy of the Fall 2025, 204 issue. The issue sold out. I have a poem published in the issue and wanted a copy for archival. Send me a DM.

Last night @ Denver Indian Center for the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS), I met Denise Lajimodiere, the Poet Laureate of North Dakota. I read "there is light there" from my book "is(ness)". I read the poem in honor of Indigenous elders who survived this era.

Confirmed. Off to the land of blue, John Waters, in March 2026 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday). I’ll be in Baltimore for AWP. This is going to be a quick trip. AWP must be popular this year. I think this trip is going to feel more like a 1-night stand. Hopefully, I will connect with some of you there.

Here is an interview I did with Radha Marcum, author of "Pine Soot Tendon Bone" (Washington Prize 2023). "I do think that imagery comes first. When I start to think about a concept, it's always the images that come first." poettopoet.substack.com/p/in-dialog-...

Join award-winning author Todd Mitchell in a conversation about the Creative Process and Creative Practice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4Ln...

East Window (Boulder, CO, USA) Writers on Resistance Hillary Leftwich, Rajiv Mohabir, and Crisosto Apache Thursday, 1-29-2026, 7-9 PM. An evening of writers speaking to the moment we live in. Reading pieces that reflect approaches to resistance, care, and truth-telling. youtu.be/ZodO3HbFuZ0?...

You can listen to my interview with Colorado Public Radio about my laureate acceptance, following the press conference. Wednesday, January 29, 2026. www.cpr.org/2026/01/28/c...

News coverage of my laureate acceptance. Wednesday, January 28, 2026. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBE-...

Linktree in my bio. The secret is out now. I am excited to be named Colorado's 11th Poet Laureate for 2026 - 2027 by Governor Jared Polis @govofco. I join the ranks of the great poets who preceded me. To be honest, this news came as a total surprise—I never dreamed I’d be in this position.

Thursday evening I received stupendous. I would have never thought I would be taking on this task for what I am about to do! I am terrified but mostly excited. There are a few who already know, but that is all I can say for now because... "it's a surprise. Do you like surprises?"

LINKTREE In Bio: East Window’s Banned Book Club 4550 Broadway Suite C-3B2, Boulder, CO 80304 Writers on Resistance, Thursday, 1-29-26 7-9 PM Rajiv Mohabir, Hillary Leftwich, & Crisosto Apache will each read pieces that reflect resistance, care, & truth.

Isis ... ICE both government sanctioned entities ordered (normalized) to murder (assassinate) its citizens without impunity. American citizens stand by and do nothing but post on social media. Maybe, modern American citizens will know what Indigenous people's went through. Something to think about.

A distinguished voice unnecessarily lost to senseless violence. "On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs" by Renée Nicole Macklin (Good) poets.org/2020-on-lear...

A podcast series, "Let's Have a Renaissance: The DateKeepers Podcast" [32:37]. I speak about my 2nd book "Ghostword" (Gnashing Teeth Publication) & the influence of Ryunosuke Akutagawa, a modernist Japanese writer, & his last manuscript "A Fool's Life". www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsps...

I'm seeking a few writers who might be interested in writing a review and have access to publishing the review for my current poetry collection "is(ness). Serious inquiries only. You can message me and I can get you in touch with my publisher. gnashingteethpublishing.com/books/isness/

"In a moment when few films receive that coveted theatrical release—and a lot of great old titles are out-of-service, out-of-print, or out-of-mind to begin with—the stacks are where it’s at. And libraries have begun to capitalize on the people’s nostalgia for objects." lithub.com/have-librari...

“Tone your wants and tastes low down enough, and make much of negatives, and of mere daylight and the skies.” -- Walt Whitman www.themarginalian.org/2021/04/13/m...

THE WILD IRIS, by Louise Glück "You who do not remember passage from the other world I tell you I could speak again: whatever returns from oblivion returns to find a voice:" www.themarginalian.org/2024/04/29/l...

Book Purchase – LINK R TREE in the bio. is(ness)” is listed as 1 of the books to read & buy in the CLMP’s Year-end Roundups. Instagram: “clmporg: [...] browse 950 books of poetry, [...] published by CLMP member presses in 2025.” www.clmp.org/news/poetry-...

"THANKS" by W.S. Merwin "with the words going out like cells of a brain with the cities growing over us we are saying thank you faster and faster with nobody listening we are saying thank you thank you we are saying and waving dark though it is" youtu.be/hGguF2FmMJA?...

My poem “Gahé Dzíł / Mountain Spirits” from my new book “is(ness) has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Thanks! This means that a poem from each of my books released has been nominated for this award. Now it’s a cross-my-fingers moment until they announce. Maybe 3rd time's a charm?

Did an interview for my new book "is(ness)" for KDNK Radio: Regional Roundup | Episode 130 (last segment of the show). The conversation discusses the title concept of my book and some conceptual ideas for the book. I read "Diminishing Space Between the Mouth". www.kdnk.org/podcast/regi...

Episode 10: A New Old Poetic Vision – A Conversation with Crisosto Apache. I had an exciting conversation with Itto Outini and Mekiya Outini on their podcast, The Datekeepers (the fruit), about my poetry. Take a listen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsps...

My new poetry collection "is(ness)" was just released in September. Copies are still to be had. Grab your copy or share this post. More media to come. Thanks for your support. If you are teaching my new book, I will do a Zoom visit to your class if invited. gnashingteethpublishing.com/books/isness/

Happening tonight (11-7-2025), still time to register for this free event. I am reading from my new poetry collection "is(ness)" & having a conversation with Distiny Leftwich at the Denver Public Library from 6 to 8 pm. Drop what you are doing & come listen. denverlibrary.libcal.com/event/14240369

Writing sacrifice - Allen Ginsberg taught me while attending the Naropa Summer Writing Program back in the early 90s' to "Do not be afraid to kill your darlings." I have sense turned that phrase into "Do not be afraid to rehire those darlings", and repurpose lines or words I have rejected.

Here is a podcast I did about a month ago with The Date Keepers (as in the fruit), which has finally been released. In this episode, I discuss language in poetics. Episode 10: A New Old Poetic Vision – A Conversation with Crisosto Apache www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsps...

"[...] it’s certainly fair to say that the dreams of some are more interesting than the dreams of others, and the dreams of artists (in this case writers, because hey, look around) fall into that former camp." lithub.com/no-one-cares...

My recently published book "is(ness)", Gnashing Teeth Publishing, is listed as one of the CLMP's reading lists for November. Check out all the other Indigenous authors. There are some great titles. www.clmp.org/news/a-readi...

Poet & Book Seller, Lawrence Ferlingghetti. "An exhibition of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s work is an ode to the great possibilities of the page by a 20th-century literary icon." Dean Rader, September 14, 2025. hyperallergic.com/1040981/pain...

COMING UP SOON! Central Library - 10 W. Fourteenth Ave. Pkwy Denver, CO Author Circle: Crisosto Apache in Conversation with Destiny Leftwich Date: Friday, November 7, 2025, 6pm - 8pm Registration-FREE: Link in bio–Linktree #DenverPublicLibrary #FallReads #DenverEvents #AuthorTalks #LiteraryDenver

After seven years, it's time to say goodbye to GENESIS. But hopefully not forever. I've got to look into a second printing with a different publisher and get this collection in its original concept. I'm open to legitimate serious suggestions.

Sign up for my poetry class. Lighthouse-Workshop, Sunday, November 02, 2025, 9:00 am - 11:00 am lighthousewriters.org/workshop/poe... Poetry Fest: "Capturing the Subconscious—Lucid Imagery of Dreams as Truth in Poetry" "Dreams are a mysterious concept [...]..."

I AM GOING TO BE THERE. ARE YOU? www.eastwindow.org/events/journ... Thursday, October 9th, 2025 East Window Journal of Written and Visual Arts RELEASE PARTY 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM East Window 4550 Broadway Ste C-3B2 Boulder CO 80304

Here is a recently published heartfelt poem by my friend David Mason (former Colorado Poet Laureate), who wrote a blurb for my book "is(ness)". "Well-made and wearing out, they were a pair of characters framed at the end of the road." rattle.com/old-shoes-by...

If you missed the reading or were unable to attend, the link to the recorded sessions is listed on my YouTube Channel by name. You can also listen to the Q&A that followed the reading. www.youtube.com/channel/UCgK...

Reading Tonight! [LINK IN THE BIO] www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-ea... Rajiv Mohabir, “SEABEAST” Crisosto Apache, “is(ness)” Marcia B. Douglas, “The Jamaica Kollection of the Shante Dream Arkive” Shop at Matter Bookstore, 2114 Market St, Denver, CO 80205 Thursday, September 25, at 6:30 pm-8:30 pm.

"Peering beyond the immediate situation, beyond this particular moment in life, she [Sylvia Plath] casts a darkly prognostic eye toward the rosary of moments stringing her uncertain future — a future that would soon include a passionate but damaging love,..." www.themarginalian.org/2021/06/18/s...

My 3rd poetry collection has dropped. If you preordered (thank you), they should be on their way. If not, you can order it here gnashingteethpublishing.com/books/isness/

Ever since my spouse passed away, I have not been posting much. I will soon get back to it. Patience, please.

Excited to announce that my new poetry collection "is(ness)" set for release September 2025. I encourage you to reserve your copy & preorder. This collection offers a unique experience, distinct from my previous works. Secure your copy by preordering today. gnashingteethpublishing.com/books/isness/

"[...] this capturing of the surface of emotional fact is useful for other people in that it jolts them into thinking, into doing their own act of understanding." www.theparisreview.org/interviews/5...

"Hesse offers a hierarchical taxonomy predicated on the same sentiment. He outlines three key types, which can similarly coexist within a single reader over the course of a lifetime, [...]". www.themarginalian.org/2016/07/11/h...

"When we name things simply, with words preceding their meaning, a cosmic narration takes place. Does the discovery of origins remove the dust?" --Etel Adnan (1925-2021). www.themarginalian.org/2021/11/16/e...