The Year of No Mistakes by Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz

Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz’s The Year of No Mistakes is a radical road trip through heartbreak, desire, ambition, and the beauty of being alive. 

Moving from city to city across America, Aptowicz captures the mess of love ending and the thrill of discovering what comes next. Written with a sharp eye for the detail, these poems celebrate the people, landscapes, and moments that shape us. While the book takes readers into the gradual break-up of her decade-long relationship, at its heart lies Aptowicz's blossoming love affair with Americana. 

For the reader ready for the ride of their life.

We danced like ball bearings.
We laughed like ripped newspapers.
We smoked like backwards rain clouds.
We kissed like slammed doors.

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Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz is a New York Times best-selling author and poet whose work has earned fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts, the University of Pennsylvania, the Amy Clampitt House, and Hedgebrook. Her previous collection The Year of No Mistakes was named Poetry Book of the Year by the Writers League of Texas.