by Melisa Malvin | Mar 30, 2017 | News, Poetry, Writings
It’s here! Get your signed copy! Melisa Malvin-Middleton’s debut poetry collection, Hover the Bones, is now available for only $12. Hover the Bones digs through the garden of the familiar “ties that bind” — family relationships — to unearth profound...
by Melisa Malvin | Dec 9, 2016 | News
Grateful to have my poem “My father’s falling” in the gorgeous December edition of Angel City Review alongside the talented Trista Payte. Lead editor John Venegas describes this journal as one “dedicated to the literary voices of Los Angeles – the otherwise...
by Melisa Malvin | Dec 3, 2016 | News
I’ve been eyeing Rogue Agent for a while because of its beautiful collection of poetry connected to the body. In their call for submissions, they request, “We want your skin, your liver, your viscera. We want your joy and your frustration.” So I scraped up my courage...
by Melisa Malvin | Oct 6, 2016 | News
I’m thrilled to have “Spilled childhood,” “Repairs,” and “Schism of My Maker” published in Clear Poetry. Even includes a recording of me reading of my poem “Spilled childhood.” Special thanks to Ben Banyard for giving me this...
by Melisa Malvin | Sep 26, 2016 | News
It is an honor to have my poem “Civil Unrest” published in the “When I Moved Poetry and Prose Series” found here at Silver Birch Press I’m thankful Silver Birch Press encouraged me to write the “note from the author” — it reminds me how much this poem personally means...
by Melisa Malvin | Aug 5, 2016 | News
I am truly grateful to have two of my poems published in The Ofi Press Literary Magazine, Issue 49. It is an honor to be a part of a publication filled with such a talented group of poets from around the world. My poems “The hum” and “Wild Mustard...
by Melisa Malvin | Aug 1, 2016 | News, Poetry
Melisa is currently working on her chapbook with Yak Press as a part of their Native Blossoms Chapbook Series. Her chapbook will be released in fall, 2016. More information coming soon! From the Yak Press website: “The Native Blossoms Chapbook Series embraces...
by Melisa Malvin | Jun 11, 2016 | News
Today, selections from Sad-Eyed Serenity were performed as a part of Savage Players’ Cracked Earth: Readings from CSUN’s Desert Performance Lab at the Los Angeles Theatre Center. It was a pleasure being a part of the following line up: Sad-Eyed Serenity by...
by Melisa Malvin | Mar 20, 2016 | News
Melisa will be presenting her poetry from Schisms and Ruptures in the Popular Culture/American Culture Association National Conference on March 25, 2016 at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel in Seattle, WA. She will be joining chair Katie Manning and poets Nicelle Davis, Gary...
by Melisa Malvin | Oct 5, 2014 | News
FRESH PRODUCE’d Los Angeles has selected scenes from Melisa’s full-length play Sad-Eyed Serenity to be a part of their October, 2014 monthly workshop. Once again, it is an honor to be working with these talented folks who will perform another set of scenes from...