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Christopher Siders

Christopher Siders

Christopher Siders is an award winning journalist, poet, spoken word instructor, music producer, audio engineer, and radio host from Los Angeles, California. Siders dedicated his life to music and poetry in hopes to make a connection to his audience, giving the youth something to relate to. He performed with the likes of Mike The Poet, Shihan The Poet, Joe Hernandez-Kolski, Rudy Francisco, Michael Reyes and many more. He's also heavily involved in feminism and gender equality, hoping to spark conversations regarding patriarchy and male privilege through his column entitled "Memoirs Of A Male Feminist" in California State University, Monterey Bay's Otter Realm newspaper. His activism ventures lead him to become part of the MENding Monologues production for the past five years in different positions as a Director, Writing Workshop Consultant, and a cast member since 2011. Recently, Siders graduated California State University Monterey Bay with a B.A. in Human Communications and concentration on Social Action and Creative Writing. Purchase his first book, "Born In The World Of" on Amazon! 45 percent of the proceeds are going to Youth N.O.W in Wastsonville!

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From Obscurity, To Illumination

By Christopher Siders on August 31, 2020

Dear, I apologize. Rusted pens bring about brute spirits with an insatiable taste for evocation. Strawberry flavored mistakes. Pomegranate... Read more →
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Intimate Whirlwinds, Part III

By Christopher Siders on February 26, 2020

Read Intimate Whirlwinds, Part I, Part II *** “To return to love, to get the love we always wanted, but never had, to have the love we want but... Read more →
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Intimate Whirlwinds, Part II

By Christopher Siders on February 19, 2020

Read Intimate Whirlwinds, Part I *** We carried the hyper masculine lifestyle as if it was the only way to go, wearing it like a badge of honor.... Read more →
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Intimate Whirlwinds, Part I

By Christopher Siders on February 12, 2020

“If you want to enjoy the rewards of being loved, you also have to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known.” - Tim... Read more →
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Christopher Siders: “My Dangerous Story for Others”

By Christopher Siders on August 28, 2019

  “...vulnerability equals uncertainty, risk and emotional exposure.” —Brene Brown, PhD LMSW The best way to describe my vulnerability... Read more →
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Tomorrow’s Voices Today: Christopher Siders

By Christopher Siders on July 20, 2017

Yellow Adam lodged himself in their throats making it difficult to speak of existence as Masculinity prevented colors from projecting through... Read more →
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Christopher Siders: “What a Wonderful World”

By Christopher Siders on June 15, 2016

(“Tomorrow’s Voices Today“ is a new series curated by poet and educator Mike Sonksen.) *** Raw anomalous twitches tempted to open my... Read more →

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