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A Prayer

I am so moved by the generosity of people making recordings of my poems! Here is a lovely, heartfelt video Ron Starbuck made of my poem “A Prayer.” Thank you, Ron! Melissa Studdard is on… 

Title Poem Reprint In New World Review

Huge thanks to Fred Beauford for including a reprint of the title poem from my new collection, “I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast,” in “New World Review.” The issue looks fantastic! Melissa Studdard is on… 

Icarus Practicing

A few lines from a poem in response to John Sokol’s magnificent painting, Icarus Practicing: Stretch them wide as God’s first breath. From tip to tip there is no time. Just the rumbling of a… 

Poecology

I’m thrilled to have a poem in the inaugural issue of this beautiful new journal. http://poecology.org/issue-1/contents/ Melissa Studdard is on Facebook and Twitter. She writes on Johntext Texas. Visit her personal homepage www.melissastuddard.com and find…