Image is the cover of two of the 11th Colorado Poet Crisosto Apache. The two books are called “Ghostword” and “is(ness)”. “Ghostword” has a person standing in a forest holding electric cords and tree limbs. The book “is(ness)” has a person moving with a blur.

Link in the bio: Linktree
Go to Gnashing Teeth Publishing and grab copies of my two books, “is(ness) (2025), and “Ghostword” (2023).
“Ghostword”, winner of the Publishing Triangle’s 2023 Betty Berzon Emerging Writers Award and a finalist for the 2023 Colorado Authors League Award in poetry.

Walt Whitman’s Field Guide to Being Yourself: The Trial and Triumph of Leaves of Grass This essay is adapted from Traversal. Sitting in the packed playhouse of the Bowery Theater on Manhattan’s Lower East Side one balmy evening in the summer of 1833 is a teenage boy who can barely af…

"After the silence of the first blank page, a whispered shock: a portrait of the author, engraved from a photograph, thoroughly unlike the expected likeness of a poet." www.themarginalian.org/2026/04/18/w...

LINK in the bio: Linktree
Happening 2nite, Wed, April 15, 2026.
SPREAD THE WORD! MAKE SOME TIME!
Reading w/ former Poet Laureate, Joseph Hutchinson, Boulder Book Store in Boulder from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. This is going to be a great reading. COME OUT AND JOIN US, YOU WON’T REGRET IT! #poetrymonth

The image is of Aerik Francis, Adams County Poet Laureate; Matt, owner of West Side Books; and Crisosto Apache, 11th Colorado Poet Laureate.

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.

The image is an event poster of Aerik Francis and Crisosto Apache for a reading event at West Side Books in Denver from 6 to 8 pm April 7, 2026.

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 image is a poster of a poetry event in Fort Collins, Colorado, featuring Crisosto Apache, 11th Poet Laureate of Colorado.

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

How to Write a Poem in a Time of War by Joy Harjo - Just Buffalo Literary Center | Buffalo, NY Read "How to Write a Poem in a Time of War" by Joy Harjo - part of the Poem of the Week series, curated by literary legacy awardee R.D. Pohl.

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.

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The picture is a photo of Crisosto Apche, Colorado's 11th Poet Laureate, and Denise Lajimodiere, North Dakota's Poet Laureate, at the Denver Indian Center.

An info card of the Senate Bill 761 and the House of Representatives 7325. A Bill establishing truth and healing on the Indian Boarding School Policies in the US.

A sticker image with humming birds and moto that states truth, justice, healing.

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.

In Dialog with Ghosts Poet Crisosto Apache discusses how their poetry collection Ghostword emerged in conversation with the works of Japanese writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

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-...

The CAL Zone: Episode 5 Interview With Todd Mitchell YouTube video by Colorado Authors League

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

Writers on Resistance and Open Mic YouTube video by Crisosto Apache

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?...

Crisosto Apache named Colorado’s newest poet laureate Apache is the first indigenous poet to hold the position.

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...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announces new poet laureate, Crisosto Apache YouTube video by CBS Colorado

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

Thanks.

Crisosto Apache standing in front of a Native American-style blanket and a painting of an antique gumball machine. The letters are announcing the appointment of Colorado's 11th Poet Laureate for 2026 to 2027.

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.

The image of a caricature of Crisosto Apache giving two thumbs up, announcing some great news coming soon

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?"

The images are of three authors, Rajiv Mohabir, Hillary Leftwich Crisosto, and Apache, with the logo of East window above the author photos, and their names below the photos.

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.

2020 Academy of American Poets Prize On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs by Renée Nicole Macklin

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

10: A New Old Poetic Vision – A Conversation with Crisosto Apache YouTube video by Let's Have a Renaissance: The DateKeepers Podcast

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...

is(ness) - Gnashing Teeth Publishing The poetry collection "is(ness)" is all about capturing the importance of time and presence. Much like taking a snapshot of moments in stillness, similar to a photograph or painting. These poems refle...

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/

Have libraries have become the new Blockbuster? Streaming is over. The magazine is back. And everyone who’s too online is apparently getting off again. The time is ripe for an analog revolution. And where better to start than the stacks? A…

"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...

The Stoic Antidote to Frustration: Marcus Aurelius on How to Keep Your Mental Composure and Emotional Equanimity When People Let You Down The art of tempering your fury with an infuriating existential truth.

“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: Nobel Laureate Louise Glück on the Door at the End of Your Suffering “Whatever returns from oblivion returns to find a voice.”

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...

Image is an ad from the CLMP Organization announcing poetry books to read for 2025. Crisosto Apache’s poetry collection is among the mentioned.

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-...

Thank you Jan.