Melissa Fadul

Poet

New York, NY
New York US

Author's Bio

Melissa Fadul is the author of the poetry “Pulse” which was published by Raw Earth Ink Press in 2023.  Her work has appeared in a wide array of anthologies and poetry journals.  In 2020, Negative Capability Press, gave her poem, Tattooist’s Needle, Jewish Museum, honorable mention in their Spring contest.  Melissa holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College, and an MA from Queens College.  Melissa has been teaching for twenty-three years.  She serves as one of the founding English teachers at high school in New York where she teaches English Literature, a poetry workshop and Advanced Placement Psychology.  She lives in New York and can be contacted at: Melissafadul@gmail.com.

Publications & Prizes

Book:
Pulse (Raw Earth Ink, 2023)
Prizes won: 

Breadloaf Writers' Conference, 2015

Tattooist's Needle, Jewish Museum

Honorable Mention from Negative Capability Press for their Spring 2020 Contest

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Harper Lee Marie Howe Louise Glück Mark Doty Larry Levis Nicole Cooley Sharon Dolin Virginia Woolf John Steinbeck George Orwell Anton Chekhov Aldous Huxley Jane Kenyon Elie Wiesel
What I'm reading now: 
Averno by Louise Glück, Various Poets by

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Any
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Last update: Nov 18, 2024