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Grief Has Many Faces
Earlier this month, I put the finishing touches on my first poetry manuscript. In many ways, this book began in the throes of early grief during my first pregnancy—the same time I started this Substack. And in some ways, this book has been...
Writing with Our Rage | POET’S CIRCLE Replay
Watch now (103 mins) | Oct. 22nd Writing Circle Replay
In this 90-minute POET’S CIRCLE writing workshop, we read + discussed poems by Elise Powers + Ellen Bass, moved through a somatic rage practice, spent some time writing with two option...
Fire Risk
Originally published by PHIL LIT Journal as the winner of their Summer 2026 Poetry Contest.
On January 7, 2025, I received a frantic text from my stepdad that he was evacuating his home amid visible smoke and flames.
That was the f...
Writing with Our Rage 🔥
Like many of you, over the past few weeks I’ve been processing the news of several recent assaults on women — of course I’m talking about The Cornell 7, but also the recent allegations of longtime grief teacher (who wrote one of my favorite...
Writing with the Body | POET’S CIRCLE Replay
In this 90-minute POET’S CIRCLE taster workshop, we dropped in to our bodies with an intuitive movement practice, read + discussed poems by Danusha Laméris and Dorianne Laux, spent some time writing with two body-based prompts, and shared....
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Melina Charis is a poet & conscious writing coach who writes at the intersection of grief, womanhood, and our longing for wildness. Join us in the POET'S CIRCLE, a poetry community where consciousness meets craft, by becoming a paid subscriber.
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