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Of Italian heritage, but born in Tokyo,
Japan, Melanie Catherine Jordan, was a
so-called military brat. Once back in the USA, home was Brooklyn,
New York where Melanie attended local schools, including
Kingsborough College.
Feeling she had something to convey with words, Melanie began
creative writing very early in her childhood, but became especially
serious about it after moving to Miami, Florida in 2000. At that
time, this vivacious young woman also pursued her collegiate
education at Miami-Dade College.
Open to the Elements, Melanie's first book is now available.
Literatim her second book of Poetry will be released November 27 of
2006. She has recently begun working on a third volume, yet untitled
and her Novel Trade Off.
Melanie Jordan's writing awards include (but are not limited to):
AWARDS
Poet of the month -2005 "Nubian Poets"
Haiku winner , "Lonely tears" 2005 "Nubian Poets"
"Vulva" won Spoken word audio Contest 2005 " Soultry"
Awarded Beauty of Words, "It's beautiful" - 2005 "Prysmatic Dreams"
Nominee Poet of the year 2006 "Prysmatic Dreams"
Nominee Poet of the year 2006 "Nubian Poets"
Black history month poetry contest, "Poetic Slavery" 2006 "Nubian
Poets"
Awarded Heart spoken, "Writers Block" 2006 "Prysmatic Dreams"
Awarded Poem of the Week, "Within these eyes " 2006 "Prysmatic
Dreams"
Chosen, Featured poet of the week: "The Open Mike" Hosted by,
Michael J. Burt - 2006
The MySpace Poet Society's - FEATURED POET 2006
Open to the elements and Literatim
are poetry books that are Self absorbed with mixed emotions of past
negligence
A child with no love or guidance is a child with
hope
. The innocence at age ten was robbed for sexual favors by
an elementary teacher
.. A grandfather's trust turned to
lust
.. A stranger's sexual libido was fed before the
neighborhood church
Mentally and physically abused by a mothers
hands
. Father never cared left me before age ten
.. Leaving
me to the streets as I learned to form a relationship with God,
which brought me to self recovery
..
................. A soul
filled with a lifetime of negativity breaks free
Expanding
horizons as I consume your soul with my written word
..as
nature exposes the freedom of my inner child
. I bring to you
the shining star of my Inner core.
Note: All the poems you are about to
read come from within.
I do not believe in revising my poetry. My words that you read are
raw.
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