One of Christine's poems, "Wren's Nest in a Saguaro," plays in the acoustic chairs at the South Mountain Community Library in Phoenix, Arizona. Listen here.
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2017
Pushcart Prize Nominations (2021, '19, '18, '17, '08, '07)
Green Mountains Review, 2014 Neil Shepard Poetry Prize
Atlantic Center for the Arts, 3-Week Residency (2010)
Best New Poets 2007 ("One of those questions")
Michigan Quarterly Review, 2006 L. Goldstein Poetry Prize
Poetry Daily (7/12/08, 12/20/06); Verse Daily (2/18/10)
Barbara Deming Fund, 2004 Individual Artist Grant
AWP-WC&C, 2002 Writers’ Conference Scholarship
Awards & Honors
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Christine Rhein, the daughter of German immigrants, was born in Detroit and has always lived in southeastern Michigan. She is active in the Detroit and Ann Arbor writing communities and is a proud supporter of InsideOut Literary Arts.
About her work as a poet, Christine says, “My background as an automotive engineer seems to play a part in my writing. Each poem presents a puzzle, with its components and features needing to fit and operate together just so in order to give the reader the best possible ride down the page. Of course, tinkering with poems is boundless, while cars come with many constraints. When I write, I want a ride that’s not safe, smooth, or even steerable, but rather one that’s full of unexpected lunges, turns, and spins.”
Read Christine's work online via these links:
Vox Populi:"Sunflowers"
"Oh, 2016"
Green Mountains Review: "Drone Pilot"
The Writer's Almanac: "Tuning"*
Verse Wisconsin: "My Father Talks of 1946"*
How A Poem Happens: "Imagining Her Letter"*
Michigan Radio, A 9/11 Poem: "In Code"*
Michigan Quarterly Review: "Against Leaving Him"
Poetry Sunday: "Our 21st Summer, Chimney Swifts"*
Verse Daily: "Woodpecker"*
The Southern Review (audio): "Country" & "Woman Fries And Eats Pet Goldfish After Fight With Husband"
*poem from Wild Flight
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