Melissa Eleftherion's Blog, page 5
December 6, 2020
“and so we gather or are gathered someone else’s memory glow – a breath – is that all there is to connect”
I have two new poems up at Isacoustic. Everything is too much right now; and i am so grateful for poetry, which allows for close study of the replete, brimming intensity of life.
November 30, 2020
November 29, 2020
streetcake suture
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November 28, 2020
October 1, 2020
June 15, 2020
patriarchy tonic – a micro poetry film
The fabulous editors of Tiny Spoon hosted a virtual release party inviting contributors from their Consumption issue to submit virtual readings. I took the opportunity to create a micro (super-short) film for my poem, patriarchy tonic. It’s also a protection spell and stars my sweet kitty, Abbie “Abracadabra Dream” Hoffman. Enjoy!
May 31, 2020
trauma suture
My new chapbook, trauma suture, uses erasure to excavate small truths & reconstruct identity. I created these poems while participating in 30/30s in a group called The Poeming, created by E.K. Anderson. I work with two texts; Indexing by Seanan McGuire, and Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews. Most of the erasure or remixed poems were created using a single page of the text. I’m grateful to Rob McLennan for publishing it with above/ground press!
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May 10, 2020
this is the muscle of the water
“oh digitized meat war
we’re coming for you”
May 1, 2020
Nonlinear, with Hot Plate
Nonlinear, with Hot Plate – my personal essay about becoming a writer via getting fired, self-publishing chapbooks, class issues, peripatetic whims, & Diane di Prima is up today at Periodicities.
April 17, 2020
The Uplift on KZYX
Hi y’all! I’m curating a new poetry spot on KZYX for the duration of the shelter in place order. Send us your work!
Open Call for Submissions for The Uplift
What is it like for our community to live through the COVID-19 pandemic? Starting this week we’re dedicating regular air time for local-area poets, writers, songwriters, musicians, & spoken word artists to feature their reflections on the pandemic, as shelter in place stretches on for at least several more weeks. How is this collective experience affecting individuals, and how do we understand what is happening to us?
Submit wav or mp3 recordings of poems, short stories, micro-fictions, songs, & short essays to theuplift.kzyx@gmail.com. Selections will be broadcast on KZYX on Friday mornings at 9am, throughout the shelter in place order.
