Christina E. Petrides taught English on Jeju Island, South Korea, from 2017-2023, and began writing poetry there. Her poems have appeared in periodicals worldwide. Her first poetry collection, On Unfirm Terrain, was issued by Kelsay Books. Christina is the author of four children’s books: Blueberry Man; Tea Cakes, Quilts, and Sonshine; The Refrigerator Ghost; and Mr. Fisher's Whiskers. Christina is the primary translator of Maria Shelyakhovskaya's monumental memoir, Being Grounded in Love.

Books

The Refrigerator Ghost
Kong, 2022

Being Grounded in Love
Slavica Publishers/Three String Books, 2023

Tea Cakes, Quilts, and Sonshine
2023

Mr. Fisher's Whiskers
Cep Books, 2024

Blueberry Man
Tchaikovsky Family Books, 2020

On Unfirm Terrain
Kelsay Books, 2022