The Lineup 2 Reviewed in Mystery Scene

Mystery Scene Magazine's small press columnist Betty Webb reviews The Lineup 2 on page 58 of the Holiday 2009 Issue (No. 112). She highlights poems by Jennifer L. Knox, Christopher Watkins, Patrick Carrington, and Carol Novack, and goes on to write, "a collection like this matters tremendously, especially to those learning the writer's craft."

Thank you, Betty.

CrimeWAV 36: The Lineup - Poems on Crime

Go to the episode entry on CrimeWAV.

Richie Narvaez reads his poem "Metro" and Patrick Shawn Bagley's "110 M.P.H. in a Stolen Pickup".

I read my poem "Four Minutes", "Prayer of an Arson Investigator" by Sarah Cortez, "Don Henley Will Be Mine" by Misti Rainwater-Lites, and "Visiting Hours, State Pen" by Amy MacLennan.

Stephen D. Rogers reads his poem "A Whisper of Smoke".

And Christopher Watkins reads his poem "A Wild Flaw Amongst Us".

Thanks once again to CrimeWAV host Seth Harwood and producer Mystery Dawg Aldo Calcagno.

Christopher Watkins

Christopher Watkins is a poet and songwriter. His debut volume of poems "Short Houses With Wide Porches" was published by Shady Lane Press in April 2008. His second book, a collaboration with visual artist Scott Sandell entitled "Adult Life Jackets," will be published in Spring 2009 by Deepwater Editions. Watkins has poems published or forthcoming in Hayden's Ferry Review, Slipstream, The GW Review, Euphony, Talking River, The Southampton Review, and more. He was the Fall 2006 Writer-In-Residence at The Kerouac House in Orlando, Florida. Watkins is a graduate of the Stonecoast MFA Program at The University of Southern Maine. As a songwriter, he has released five albums under the name Preacher Boy. His latest release is "Demanding To Be Next" (Coast Road Records). He has received a Gold Record for his songwriting work with Grammy-Winning artist
Eagle-Eye Cherry. He currently lives in Capitola, California.