Christina Watkins

ABOUT

Christina Watkins

Poet

Christina Watkins B.A. M.Div. teacher, soul friend, pilgrim, poet. I was born in Southern Ontario, Canada. Since I married my husband, who is a geologist, I have lived in Australia, Toronto, Mexico, Northern Ontario, Northern Quebec, Colorado, Arizona, and British Columbia. I have always and still do love to walk and hike and dance, listen to music and write poems, to read and go to the movies and attend theatrical or musical productions. I am a life long learner and life long teacher, I hope.

Poetry Books

Poems For The Journey

Poems for the Journey

This collection of poems tells stories about a few people and events which have been formative in the poet’s life. Carefully selected and told from the poet’s heart, these poems invite readers to consider their own personal formative experiences with people, places and events.
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Poems Poemas - Christina Watkins

Poems~Poemas

These are simple poems about significant feelings and the coming to new consciousness in a particular woman’s life. The poems invite the reader’s own reflections and also rereading. The way the poems are presented, Spanish on the left hand page and English on the right, enhance the wide spiritual and reflective circles of the poems.
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Sky and Earth Cielo Y Tierra Book Cover

Sky and Earth Cielo Y Tierra

Sky and Earth Cielo Y Tierra is a collection of lyrical poems written in both English and Spanish. The languages face each other—one on one side of the page, the other across from it. 

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In the Speaking of Your Name

by Christina Watkins

Download the hymn music “In the Speaking of Your Name“

Sample Reading: Wind Whispers

A pantoum poem by Christina Watkins from her book “Poemas Poemas”

Sample Reading: To My Mother

A poem by Christina Watkins

Sample Reading: Close Together

A poem by Christina Watkins

Latest Media

This Week in America Podcast

Christina Watkins on This Week In America Podcast

by Ric Bratton

In the latest episode of This Week In America With Ric Bratton, Christina Watkins, talks about her latest books, “Poems for the Journey” and “Poems~Poemas”. These collections of poems tell stories about a few people and events which have been formative in Christina’s life. The poems invite readers to consider their own personal formative experiences with people, places and events.

Latest Blogs

Poem Pieces for Grief and Hope

Poem Pieces for Grief and Hope

by | Jul 16, 2025 |

Photo credit: Jennifer Watkins We are in grief as well as expectation. The words for which Pope Francis is most famous are, “todos, todos, todos,” which means everyone, everyone, everyone, and, at the same time, everything, everything, everything. I think this means,...

Late Spring 2025

Late Spring 2025

by | Jun 8, 2025 |

My husband and I are on vacation experiencing wine tasting in Avignon. Mistral winds blow cold and fallout from the actions of seemingly heartless leaders across the world swirl around us and within us. What counsel will help us now? Rilke, one of the greatest poets...

From the Beginning

From the Beginning

by | Mar 3, 2025 |

Written by Christina Watkins. Last month we were on vacation in Nayarit, Mexico. The photo which my husband, David, took of this Snowy Egret reminds me of the holiness of the lives and homes of everyone. He stays very still on his golden slippers until he sees food...

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