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Melissa Joplin Higley

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Poet melissajoplinhigley.com FIRST FATHER (Bottlecap Press, 2023) bottlecap.press/products/first

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Melissa Joplin Higley @mjhigley.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Anne Graue and I are currently accepting poetry submissions for The Art of Democracy. More information and guidelines are included in the submission form. The deadline is May 1, 2026. Submit here: forms.gle/4RLAYbLK9eR8... Questions? Please email us at poetry.artofdemocracy@gmail.com.

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Melissa Joplin Higley @mjhigley.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

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! www.hrm.org/events/poetr...

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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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Melissa Joplin Higley @mjhigley.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Thank you, Katie!!!

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Melissa Joplin Higley @mjhigley.bsky.social · 13/04/2024

Next up…join us in White Plains at ArtsWestchester on Sunday (14th) at 3:00 pm for a laureate reading and an art show!

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Melissa Joplin Higley @mjhigley.bsky.social · 01/03/2024

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.

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Melissa Joplin Higley @mjhigley.bsky.social · 01/01/2024

Thrilled to have my debut poetry chapbook ushered into the world by Bottlecap Press!! bottlecap.press/products/first

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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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