Poetry & Creative

Carla was the 4th Poet Laureate of York, PA and has toured the globe as a performer.

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

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.”

Diversity and Intersectionality Workshops

Workshops designed to encourage a healthy and productive environment for businesses and communities, focusing on diversity and intersectionality.

Activism Workshops

Workshops designed to empower individuals and groups in safe and effective activism.

Creative Writing Workshops

Workshops designed to inspire and guide creative processes.

Presentations of Note

Rutgers University
Johns Hopkins University
Columbia University
Northern Arizona University
Arizona State University
Penn State University
York College

Testimonials

Daina Savage – Former Poet Laureate of Lancaster County and Curator of the Theatre of the Seventh Sister Spoken Word Festival

Poetry & Creative, Testimonials

Daina Savage – Former Poet Laureate of Lancaster County and Curator of the Theatre of the Seventh Sister Spoken Word Festival

Carla is a mesmerizing performer, an inspired organizer, and a galvanizing force for poetry in the region. She invites every voice to the table in such a supportive, magnanimous way that it is impossible to resist.

Helen Knapp, York Area Poet & Elementary School Teacher

Cultural Competency, Poetry & Creative, Testimonials

Helen Knapp, York Area Poet & Elementary School Teacher

I just love the way Carla connects with people. Some people speak, some people lecture...Carla 'communicates'. There is a passion, a concern, an interest and a fascination in her every conversation. Whether it's mentoring children and young adults, talking openly with a class of college students or a reporter or performing on stage before a handful or a hundred - Carla has the same energy, enthusiasm and total engagement.

Kenneth Vincent Walker, Poet

Carla, this is in response to your requests for testimonials. Whether you choose to use this or not, no gift is required. You friendship is enough. It is my honor and privilege to acknowledge that my association with Carla Christopher has been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. She is a force of nature, diverse, multi-talented, compassionate, dedicated and driven. The list of superlatives and accolades regarding her seems endless. Carla's contribution and impact on the local community is immeasurable and priceless.

Jade Darling

Carla Christopher doesn't just preach her beliefs from the pulpit she lives her convictions. Putting pen to paper is only one avenue she excells at bring her convictions to people. She has shown so many the path to finding their voice. Whether their through art or their activism or through their faith. She has shown people a way to make a difference & to find value in themselves.

Dan Powers, Member of Heidelberd UCC

When Carla preaches, doors open. Not just doors, but interior doors, closet doors, basement doors. Whether it's spontaneous or planned, scriptural or poetry, perhaps both, it's an invitation to personally examine and evaluate where you and your soul stand. Sometimes I feel in congruence, while at other times, challenged. Each time, a journey. And, I feel safe. I feel safe that that path I am following Carla on with all of it's traps and triggers in the end, will find me in a place of decision and direction. Carla's preaching gives us a beautiful metaphorical compass. One that empowers each and everyone of us to decide what needs to be done, and how much. And yet, Carla applies proper urgency to the continuum, and we find ourselves motivated to make heaven on Earth, knowing that we shall return for more. Carla is good for the mind, body and soul.

Ladi Glori – Spoken Word Artist & Author of Ms. Understood, The Plight of a Poet

Poetry & Creative, Testimonials

Ladi Glori – Spoken Word Artist & Author of Ms. Understood, The Plight of a Poet

Carla is like Robin Hood except artists are the currency. It's amazing. There are so many artists in the "pockets" of communities that unknowingly claim them as part of their wealth, but never acknowledge them. Carla collects those artists, depositing them into a community that will not only appreciate and acknowledge them, but will use them to elevate positivity in an area.

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Poetry

Baraka (Swahilii for Blessing)

Press

A Year After Trump’s Election, York, Pa., is Forever Changed

Hundreds Attend Vigil in York for Mass Shooting Victims

Pennsylvania Humanities Council Spotlight: Carla Christopher by Imahni Ellison

Workshops

Diversity and Intersectionality Workshops

Activism Workshops

Creative Writing Workshops

Presentations of Note

Testimonials

Daina Savage – Former Poet Laureate of Lancaster County and Curator of the Theatre of the Seventh Sister Spoken Word Festival

Daina Savage – Former Poet Laureate of Lancaster County and Curator of the Theatre of the Seventh Sister Spoken Word Festival

Helen Knapp, York Area Poet & Elementary School Teacher

Helen Knapp, York Area Poet & Elementary School Teacher

Kenneth Vincent Walker, Poet

Jade Darling

Dan Powers, Member of Heidelberd UCC

Ladi Glori – Spoken Word Artist & Author of Ms. Understood, The Plight of a Poet

Ladi Glori – Spoken Word Artist & Author of Ms. Understood, The Plight of a Poet

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