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
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.”
Workshops
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.
Presentations of Note
- Rutgers University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Columbia University
- Northern Arizona University
- Arizona State University
- Penn State University
York College
Testimonials
Kenneth Vincent Walker, Poet
Carol Clark-Williams, Poet Laureate Emeritus of York
Helen Knapp, York Area Poet & Elementary School Teacher
Daina Savage – Former Poet Laureate of Lancaster County and Curator of the Theatre of the Seventh Sister Spoken Word Festival
