author of Greater Ghost 

October 26, 11:00 a.m.

Christian J. Collier is a poet from Chattanooga, Tennessee, who comes to the symposium with his debut full-length collection of poems Greater Ghost. He has also published the poetry chapbook The Gleaming of the Blade. Christian is completing his MFA in Creative Writing at Mississippi University for Women. His poems have appeared recently in The Atlantic, Poetry, December, and other literary magazines. While at The W, he has served on the editorial staff of Ponder Review and Poetry South.

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