You can't control whether or not you have talent. You can't control whether or not your work will be recognized or valued. But what you can control is how much work you put your art-both in terms of creating it… — Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz Copy Share Image
You know, they say that there is a part of the human chest that it you strike it hard enough, it makes the person’s… — Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz Copy Share Image
One day we wake up and we are broken. We taste it in our morning kiss. Our mirror tells us the same stories in… — Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz Copy Share Image
“This poem is the poem I'm writing because we aren't speaking, and it is making my heart hurt so bad that sometimes I can't… — Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz Copy Share Image
You can't control whether or not you have talent. You can't control whether or not your work will be recognized or valued. But what… — Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz Copy Share Image
Andrea Gibson is a truly American poet, or rather, she represents the America I want to live in. Her work lights a candle to… — Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz Copy Share Image
“You, quiet and alone in your kitchen, cigaretteless. Me, left tapping on your rain-streaked window, wanting you to know that everything is going to… — Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz Copy Share Image
“Grandma Valerie said they had sent checks to you girls. I thought, “Oops, that won’t make it easy for the girls.” I think the… — Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz Copy Share Image
“Let's feed out tears to the dragons of misery, but let's never crawl in their mouths.” — Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz Copy Share Image
