Take a read down Memory Lane with this collection of 18 pieces that dive deep into nostalgia dipped in sepia. 

Fog & Bone

21 koans in 21 words or less, written in one evening in Aug 2022.

21 Koans

Twin Opposites brings together 18 new pieces with 18 previously published poems + digital extras. Full manuscript is free to read.

Twin Opposites

"Plaster of Kalinka" is a collection of twenty poems published by Christian Garduno from May to November 2021.

Plaster of Kalinka

A long lost cache of writing was discovered dating back to what archaeologists refer to as The MySpacesonian Age. 20 poems.

Digital Pompeii: The Lost MySpace Archives

Listen to the author read "Half Moon Full Oblivion".

Half Moon Full Oblivion

I love the premise of this literary magazine. Each piece is named after a song and curated like a cassette mix-tape. Listen to the playlist I curated here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOOHbN9UW2G-avHYK-6WvDF03mQXc7WZ9

I Didn't Change My Number

Read five brand new poems- "Jackson Square", "Lower Nob Hill", "Islais Creek", "16th Avenue Tiled Steps", and "Mission Dolores Park".

Five new poems at Fevers of the Mind

Five poems in Otherwise Engaged's Winter 2022 Volume: "Your Author Pic", "Ode to Martha Kivelsen", "THE Y WAR", "In the Skin of the Night", and "Placeholder". 

In the Skin of the Night

This poem was re-published by Mays Publishing. 

This Was Christmas of Next Year

"Icicles", "Command-Z", "Your Lover", and "Perfume" published by Open Skies Quarterly.

Icicles

I was listening to a lot of David Bowie during this time. 

Faith Jr.

That's How You Put Faith In Me

Fun Fact: I wrote this poem while listening to Soviet dreamy doom pop. 

The Cosmonauts

Point of Levity

A summer 2022 anthology, featuring art, poetry and writing both nationally and internationally set to the theme of world on fire and propaganda.

The Beijing Takeover

Dying Diamonds

Elated to have three poems in this Dylan-inspired Anthology from Fevers of the Mind. 

Listen to this curated playlist while you read along:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOOHbN9UW2G_2Mh3OtjU9UQ5nDDrtbL3E

Ghost Station

Fun Fact: This poem was inspired by my dad's old 1969 El Dorado.

El Dorado

Three poems featured at Fevers of the Mind.

Aztec Moon Farmacie

Riffing on the theme of music + the holidays, this poem is featured in Syncopation Literary Journal's Holday Supplement. Cheers!

Hononed to be included in Texas Poetry Assignment's Anthology, Lone Star Poetry: Championing Texas Verse, Community, and Hunger Relief published by Kallisto Gaia Press. A portion of the proceeds will go to Feeding Texas (a charity). 

Lone Star Poetry

This is a visual poem I created along with a line of original writing.

Freeze Frame

I have 4 pieces featured in this collection of micropoetry by Alien Buddha Press.

Christian Garduno

Books

Selected work