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Melissa Joplin Higley
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https://melissajoplinhigley.com/

FIRST FATHER (Bottlecap Press, 2023)
https://bottlecap.press/products/first
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Save the Date! I’ll be reading at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers on Sunday, April 27, at 2:00 PM, as part of this exhibition. Please come if you can!

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Poetry Reading: Unearthing Stories from the Collection | Hudson River Museum
Celebrate National Poetry Month with a special poetry reading by Westchester Poet Laureate Phylisha Villaneuva and the 14 poets whose works are featured in This Gallery Is a Poem: Unearthing Stories f...
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March 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Thank you, Katie!!!
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And the nominees are:
“when asked what it's like being a poet” by Matthew E. Henry
"On My 47th Birthday" by @mjhigley.bsky.social
"I’m Afraid I Don’t Know How to Love" by @christinalinsin.bsky.social
"Whales" by Kathryn Petruccelli
"Keeping Time" by @whitlynnrioross.bsky.social
"Bleed" by Luci Shaw
An image of an island in a bright blue ocean with the words "Whale Road Review's Pushcart Prize Nominations" and this list: “when asked what it's like being a poet” by Matthew E. Henry On My 47th Birthday by Melissa Joplin Higley I’m Afraid I Don’t Know How to Love by Christina Linsin Whales by Kathryn Petruccelli Keeping Time by Whitney Rio-Ross Bleed by Luci Shaw
December 7, 2024 at 5:42 PM
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Next up…join us in White Plains at ArtsWestchester on Sunday (14th) at 3:00 pm for a laureate reading and an art show!
April 13, 2024 at 1:19 PM
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Friends in the NYC / Westchester / Hudson Valley area, please join us on Saturday, March 9, at 3:00 for the launch of my recently published poetry chapbook FIRST FATHER (Bottlecap Press), hosted by the wonderful folks at the Village of Mamaroneck Arts Council.
March 1, 2024 at 12:30 AM
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Thrilled to have my debut poetry chapbook ushered into the world by Bottlecap Press!!
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First Father, by Melissa Joplin Higley
Poetry, chapbook, 36 pages, from Bottlecap Features. Melissa Joplin Higley’s debut chapbook First Father is a thematic collection of short poems based on research about her biological father, whom s...
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January 1, 2024 at 10:39 PM