Melanie Almeder. Courtesy Tupelo Press.
Melanie Almeder (born 1965)[1] is an American poet and academic.
Life[]
Almeder was raised in southern Maine and Atlanta, Georgia.[2] She studied literature, creative writing, and art history at the University of Virginia. She received an M.F.A. in poetry writing from the University of Massachusetts, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in contemporary novel and narrative theory from the University of Florida.[3]
Her poetry has appeared in Poetry, Five Points, the Georgia Review, Seneca Review, and Cortland Review.[2]
She lives in Roanoke, Virginia,[1] and teaches English and creative writing at Roanoke College.[4] She also participates in creative writing courses at the West End Center and St. John's Episcopal Church in Roanoke.[3]
Recognition[]
Courtesy Tupelo Press.
Her 1st collection of poetry, On Dream Street, won the Editors' Prize at Tupelo Press,[3] and was a finalist for the Walt Whitman Award. Her poetry has been nominated 3 times for a Pushcart Prize. In 2011, she was given an Outstanding Faculty Award by the State Council of Higher Education and Dominion Resources.[5]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- On Dream Street. Dorset, VT: Tupelo Press, 2007.
- In Transit. Art by Bus, 2015.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[6]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Melanie Almeder, MyLife.com Inc., Web, Feb. 20, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Place of Mind, Miami-Dade Public Library System, JohnBailly.com, Web, Feb. 20, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dr. Melanie Almeder, Academics, Roanoke College, Roanoke.edu, Web, Feb. 20, 2012.
- ↑ Melanie Almeder, Poetry Foundation, Web, Feb. 20, 2012.
- ↑ Dr. Melanie Almeder to receive 2011 Outstanding Faculty Award, The Back Cover, Roanoke.com, Web, Feb. 20, 2012.
- ↑ Search results = au:Melanie Almeder, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Aug. 22, 2015.
External links[]
- Poems
- Melanie Almeder at the Poetry Foundation.
- Selected poems from On Dream Street (5 poems)
- Books
- Melanie Almeder at Amazon.com
- About
- Melanie Almeder Official website
- Meet Dr. Almeder (interview), Bella Magazine, 2016
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