Christopher Kempf

Poetry Daily: "National Anthem"

 

Boston Review: "&," "Snow in Inuit" and "Little America"

 

At Length: "The Union Forever"

 

The Believer: "Nativity Scene Dedication"

 

Alaska Quarterly Review: "'South Will Rise'"

 

Meridian: "Veterans Day 5K"

 

PLUME: "Cyclorama"

 

Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art: "BEACH PARTY STEAK FRY"

 

Kenyon Review Online: "Indianapolis 500"

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Gettysburg Review: "Michaux State Forest, New Year's" (recipient of 2018 Pushcart Prize)

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The Adroit Journal: "Lunch Break" and "The Flower Explosion"

 

Horsethief: "Gorges"

 

Narrative: “Clearing the History,” “Shady Cove,” “High-School Graduation Party,” and “After the Disaster” (winner of the 2015 Narrative Poetry Prize)

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The National Poetry Review: "Sutro Baths"

 

PEN America: "Pledge of Allegiance"

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Colorado Review: "The Disintegration Loops"

 

Banango Street: "Quake Shaker" and "What Happens in Vegas" (reprinted on Verse Daily, 2017)

 

Likestarlings: "On Iconoclasm; or, A Little History of Statuary Exploding," "Gapers Delay; or, Mise en abyme with fire & corsage," and "Pro Patria"

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Arts.gov NEA Writers Corner: "Yosemite Lodge Food Court"

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Four Way Review: "Sledding at Harding Memorial," "Oregon Trail," "At My Sister's Wedding, I Dance the Dance of Swine," and "Pacific Standard"

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TriQuarterly: "The Address Painters"

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Crazyhorse: "Poem for the Giraffe Marius" (reprinted on Verse Daily, August 26, 2015)

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Rattle: "Flats; or, I Shot an Arrow Into the Air"

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Kenyon Review Online: "Information Age"

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The New Republic: "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare"

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Matter: "Missed Connections"

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Guernica: "The Destruction of Tenochtitlan; or, What I Did on My Summer Vacation"