Christina Davis
Christina Davis is an American poet most notably recognized for two collections of poetry that deal with philosophically questioning common ideas and emotions: An Ethic, published in 2013, and Forth A Raven, published in 2006. This seems to be a theme building on ideas she explored in Forth A Raven. She phases it simply as "There is no this or that world." As one reviewer wrote, "What follows is a rigorous meditation on this premise, a refusal of the notion that one passes from presence into absence, from life into death, as if by bridge or tunnel.
Christina Davis
- Born
- 1971
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- poet · writer · university teacher · economist
- Fields
- international relations
- Education
- University of Oxford · University of Pennsylvania
- Honours
- Witter Bynner Fellowship
- Languages
- English
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Christina Davis is an American poet most notably recognized for two collections of poetry that deal with philosophically questioning common ideas and emotions: An Ethic, published in 2013, and Forth A Raven, published in 2006. This seems to be a theme building on ideas she explored in Forth A Raven. She phases it simply as "There is no this or that world." As one reviewer wrote, "What follows is a rigorous meditation on this premise, a refusal of the notion that one passes from presence into absence, from life into death, as if by bridge or tunnel.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
Christina Davis (born 1971) is an economist, poet and university teacher, among other activities, of American nationality.
The economist was educated at University of Oxford and University of Pennsylvania. Christina Davis worked for Harvard University. Activity centred on international relations.
Languages used include English. Honours include Witter Bynner Fellowship.
Composed from admitted, traceable facts · 27 September 2026
VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Christina Davis. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q5110771
In this article
Life
Life
She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Oxford. She lived in New York City, where she worked for the Poetry Society of America, Teachers & Writers Collaborative, New York University, and Poets House. Her poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Boston Review, Jubilat, the New Republic, Pleiades, and the Paris Review. She was on a "Louder Than Words" panel at the 2009 Association of Writers & Writing Programs. Her first collection, Forth A Raven, was published in 2006 by Alice James Books, and her second collection, An Ethic, in 2013 by Nightboat. She currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is curator of poetry at the Woodberry Poetry Room at Harvard University.
Works
Works
* • An Ethic, selected and with an introduction by Forrest Gander (Nightboat, 2013)
Editor
Editor
*
Awards
• Residencies from Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony and 2010 James Merrill House Fellow • 2009 Witter Bynner Fellowship
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Fiction Book Review: An Ethic by Christina Davis. Nightboat Books (SPD, dist.), $15.95 trade paper (66p) ISBN 978-1-937658-09-0. PublishersWeekly.com.
- 2.Poems.com. Christina Davis.
- 3.The Paris Review. THE PARIS REVIEW No. 156 – Fall 2000. 2000.
- 4.Huerta, Javier. AWP: My Would-be Itinerary : Javier Huerta : Harriet the Blog. The Poetry Foundation.
- 5.Jill Neziri. A Debut Poet Steps into the Postmodern. Jacket 33. 2007.
- 6."‘I Will Die Of Christina’: A Review Of Christina Davis’s Forth A Raven", Erin Bertram, The Burning Chair
- 7.Noah Eli Gordon. The Volta Picks: Christina Davis's An Ethic. The Volta. 2013.
- 8.Pw.org. Christina Davis | Directory of Writers | Poets & Writers. 2011-03-08.
- 9.Hcl.harvard.edu. Davis Outlines Plans for Poetry Room - HCL News - Harvard College Library.
- 10.Woodberry Poetry Room Collection. hcl.harvard.edu.
- 11.Yaddo.org. Yaddo Poet Named Witter Bynner Fellow. 2009-02-04.
- 12.Loc.gov. 2009 Witter Bynner Fellows - News Releases (Library of Congress).
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 21 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Books
39,529 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Christianne BalkAuthor
- Christianus Robidé van der AaAuthor
- Christiern PedersenAuthor
- Christina CrawfordAuthor
- Christina DuhigAuthor
- Christina GohAuthor
- Christina HutchinsAuthor
- Christina Regina von BirchenbaumAuthor
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Christina Davis?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.