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 About Me

 

I’m a poet and novelist living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.   Have a background in critical studies, particularly of African-American poets.  Besides seven books of poetry, my work includes a fiction trilogy, short stories, essays, and a musical drama.  I find inspiration in my neighborhood, politics, art, and nature.  I call the street “my Muse.”

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books


Heroism in the New Black Poetry: Introductions and Interviews


(Univ. Press of Kentucky, 1990 hardcover; 1991 paper)

Melhem’s clear introductions and frank interviews provide insight into the contemporary social and political consciousness of six acclaimed poets: Amiri Baraka, Gwendolyn Brooks, Jayne Cortez, Haki R. Madhubuti, Dudley Randall, and Sonia Sanchez. 

Available directly from the publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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Gwendolyn Brooks: Poetry and the Heroic Voice


(Univ. Press of Kentucky, 1987) 

The first and until now the only comprehensive study of Gwendolyn Brooks.

Available directly from the publisher at: University Press of Kentucky

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Reaching Exercises: The IWWG Workshop Book

(Dovetail Press, 1981)

Author's Note

This book was developed in response to the needs of and interactions with my first poetry workshop, “The Paradise,” in the basement fabric workshop of the late German writer Margarete Bernhardt.  

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Also available for purchase from the author.