Christopher Salerno's collection, Whirligig, has been shortlisted for the
Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets. His work appears in or is forthcoming from journals such as: The Colorado Review, Jubilat, LIT, Free Verse, River City, Agni-online, Forklift Ohio and others. His chapbook is "Waving Something White," from University Book Exchange's Independent Press (2003). A recent finalist for Swink Magazine's Emerging Writer's Award, he currently teaches writing at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC where he is a member of the Lucifer Poets. His email is salerno50@hotmail.com

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Homesickness
Burying a St. Joseph in the Backyard
Tonight We're Going to Party Like It's 1799