Repertoire
Video Poems
Be the Reality:
A Bar Called the Afterlife
Unused
The Answer of Death
Wedding Poem
My daughter asked me to read a poem at her wedding. Sometimes I write something and never know what it was meant for until it presents itself to me. I wrote this poem in a few years ago and was never sure about it until she asked me to read.
I immediately knew what this poem was about, and did a couple of edits to make it perfect. Have a listen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVkq7fer5Wo
If you would like to use this poem as a reading at your wedding (or friend or family), I’ve included the written text of the poem with the video. A big shout out to Paul Whyte and Terri Quinn for the production and photography.
Review of “Relinquishing the Past”
by Neil Leadbeater of “The Poet” magazine based in Norfolk, England
https://www.thepoetmagazine.org/relinquishing-the-past
National Poetry Month Reading
Anna Yin asked me to come to Markham, Ontario to be the featured performer for National Poetry Month. The link below is my reading which she recorded.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2RV-_ehf4U
Famous for Falling, by Nik Beat
I was asked to host and perform at the CD release party for my late friend Nik Beat. I paid tribute by performing the title track “Famous For Falling”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KCpd46I3uY
WordCity Monthly
Very honoured to have my poem “I Am Afrika” included in the international journal “WordCity Monthly.” Check it out at the following link:
Alba
Two poems have been published in this Journal of short poetry:
http://www.ravennapress.com/alba/issue_34/cristofoli.html
Lantern Magazine
My poem “We Were Children Yesterday” was published in issue 18 of Lantern magazine. You can read it, and many other poems by Montreal poets here:
The Coil
Leah Angstman, who publishes the Coil magazine and Alternating Current Press, did an interview with me when I was publishing the last issue of The Labour of Love. You can find the complete interview at the link below.
https://medium.com/the-coil/norman-cristofoli-labour-of-love-interview-2ae9070b72f3
Norman Cristofoli 