Poetry & Creative
Carla was the 4th Poet Laureate of York, PA and has toured the globe as a performer.
Read the Poetry... or Watch and Hear the Poetry...
Baraka (Swahilii for Blessing)
I start with a dark and unsettling truth,my beloved and innocent youth,my wellspring, my fountain, my one who rises, who climbs forth from caverns of unknowingto stretch
Workshops
Diversity and Intersectionality Workshops
Workshops designed to encourage inclusive and productive environment for congregations, businesses and communities, focusing on diversity and intersectionality.
Activism Workshops
Workshops designed to empower individuals and groups in healthy and effective activism or community engagement.
Creative Writing Workshops
Workshops designed to inspire and guide creative processes. Available for adults, youth, or children.
Presentations of Note
- Poor People’s Campaign
- PA Early Childhood Education Summit
- Lutheran Camping Corporation
- Rutgers University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Columbia University
- Arizona State University
- Penn State University
Press
A Year After Trump’s Election, York, Pa., is Forever Changed
Carla Christopher worked with young people during a drop-in program at Union Evangelical Lutheran Church in York. Christopher also works as an equity coordinator at
Hundreds Attend Vigil in York for Mass Shooting Victims
YORK, Pa. – Sharing songs, poems and speeches of love and support nearly a dozen people spoke at a vigil in York in memory of
Pennsylvania Humanities Council Spotlight: Carla Christopher by Imahni Ellison
“The work these students created was insightful and mature, but often painful to read. I want to help them believe in more for themselves, and show them roadmaps, provide them with tools to get there.”
Testimonials
Kenneth Vincent Walker, Poet
Mandy Rae, Member of Union Lutheran Church
Daina Savage – Former Poet Laureate of Lancaster County and Curator of the Theatre of the Seventh Sister Spoken Word Festival
Christine Lincoln – 5th Poet Laureate of York, PA, Random House Author & O Magazine ‘Phenomenal Woman’
Carol Clark-Williams, Poet Laureate Emeritus of York
