C. Walker
“Poetry is a verbal means to a nonverbal source.”
Most Recent Publication
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About
I was born in Lausanne, Switzerland and raised in Wolcott, Connecticut. After graduating high school as salutatorian, I went on to pursue a college degree at Cornell University, initially in physics and astronomy before switching to English and creative writing in my senior year. I hold many poets in high regard and take inspiration from a good number as well, including Dylan Thomas, W. B. Yeats, Edgar Allan Poe, A. R. Ammons, Thomas Hardy, Gerard Hopkins, Li Bai, and Robert Frost. I have an interest in poetry from the Romantic period onward. I write and study writing in order to fully experience life, for every poem paints a new angle. I seek to capture feelings and ideas with less tangible or explicable qualities, like nostalgia or the sublime.
Projects
My debut chapbook, Vale, is recently published by Kelsay Books! My second chapbook, heart-beat, is currently in the works, expecting publication before the end of 2026. My first full-length collection is currently in the works. I am also beginning to write a book on the poetry and life of Peter Semolic.
Published Works
“Tranquil” and “Ode To The Perfect” in the Spring 2023 volume of Outrageous Fortune, Mary Baldwin College’s undergraduate literary magazine
“Amadeus” in the May 2023 volume of Aphelion, an online science fiction and fantasy literary magazine
“To The Sun” in the Spring 2023 volume of Cornell University’s Marginalia Review
“This is What You Want to Hear” in the Fall 2023 edition of Third Wednesday
“Latibule” in The RavensPerch, an award-winning literary magazine
“Ruby-Sighted God” in the Q3 2023 edition of The Aerial Perspective (Quillkeeper’s Press)
“Bleeding Fingers” in Black Poppy Review
“Antigravity” in Issue 25 of The Round, a literary magazine based at Brown University
“A Grain of Man” in the December 2023/January 2024 issue of Aphelion
“Dawn” in Issue 1 of The Sun Zine
“The Sorcerer” and “Frozen Eve” in Issue 107 of Black Petals Magazine
Vale, my debut chapbook, published by Kelsay Books in the summer of 2024
“To The Heart-Shaped Roses In Your Garden” in the Spring 2024 volume of Cornell University’s Marginalia Review
“A Drunkard’s Ballad” in the Spring 2024 issue of The Raven Review
“By The Chisel That You Take” in the Fall 2024 issue of Rainy Day, Cornell University’s oldest undergraduate literary magazine
“A Swing on a Sweet Cherry Tree” and “Under The Starlight” in Masticadores Istanbul
“A Sojourn in Toronto” in Issue 16 of Home Planet News
“Dusk” in The Society of Classical Poets, September 2024
“Chile” in the Fall 2024 issue of October Hill Magazine
Individual Poems: 20 / Short Stories: 1 / Chapbooks: 1
Check out my blogs!
Occasionally, I upload a new addition to the blog section of the website. Access it in the “My Thoughts” section, found through the menu at the top of the page or the link below.
The Auditory Poetry Collection - a YouTube channel devoted to recitations of poetry
Contact —
Write me an email or message me on Instagram!
For business inquiries, email at walkerPoetry.cp@gmail.com.