"Christina Strigas wrties with elegance but she sometimes injects such grittiness and truth into her lines about the melancholy of the past and of relationships. This is honest poetry. Her work is so honest and personal that you feel that she's writing about you and your own experiences. She is a serious talent, a contemporary poetic voice that reminds me of the honest and senusual work of Ellen Bass."

- Nicholas Trandahl, author and poet

"Her poem 1973 literally brought me to tears. I connected with her words and the story woven within. Ms. Strigas' book is beautiful,...

Love & Vodka is a poetry book that will touch you deeply. Christina Strigas can bring you into her world and make you feel a part of her story. She takes words and draws you into them until you feel each one with raw intensity. She is a natural-born poet. This poetry book is full of passion, lust and longing with a tour de force that will move the reader with an attention to detail and moments in time. Christina Strigas shows a vulnerabiity in this poetry collection not seen before. Love & Vodka is Christina Strigas' third poetry book. This book is written for all the hearts that shatter,...