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, T. S. Eliot, Pablo Neruda, Gerard Hopkins, Li Bai, and Robert Frost. I have a particular interest in poetry from the Romantic period onward, but am especially concerned with poetry within and surrounding the Modernist movement. 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, as well as a full-length manuscript which contains the best poetry of the past 10 years of my life. I am also interested in writing a book on the life and the poetry of Slovenian poet Peter Semolic, as well as translations.
Published Poetry
Rainy Day
“Ol’ Missy Malibu” - Spring 2025
“To Rustle The Fussle” - Spring 2025
“By The Chisel That You Take” - Fall 2024
October Hill Magazine
“Chile” - Fall 2024
The Society of Classical Poets
“An Ode to a Hymn” - March 2025
“Dusk” - September 2024
Masticadores Istanbul
“A Swing on a Sweet Cherry Tree” - Sep. ‘24
“Under The Starlight” - Sep. ‘24
Black Petals Magazine
“The Sorcerer” - Issue 107
“Frozen Eve” - Issue 107
Black Poppy Review
“Bleeding Fingers” - October 2023
Third Wednesday
“This is What You Want to Hear” - Fall ‘23
Home Planet News
“A Sojourn in Toronto” - Issue 16
Marginalia Review
“To The Heart-Shaped Roses In Your Garden” - Spring 2024
“To The Sun” - Spring 2023
The Round
“Antigravity” - Issue 25
The RavensPerch
“Latibule” - July 2023
Outrageous Fortune
“Tranquil” - Spring 2023
“Ode To The Perfect” - Spring 2023
The Raven Review
“A Drunkard’s Ballad” - Spring 2024
The Sun Zine
“Dawn” - Issue 1
The Aerial Perspective
“Ruby-Sighted God” - Q3 2023 edition
Aphelion Webzine
“Amadeus” - May 2023
Published Fiction
Aphelion Webzine
“A Grain of Man” - December 2023
Published Chapbooks & Collections
Vale (Kelsay Books, 2024)
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.