Melodie Yvonne is a poet and storyteller who writes with unflinching honesty and heart. Her work explores love, loss, resilience, and the ache of being human—often in lyrical bursts that feel like songs on the page. She’s the author of multiple published collections and a lifelong artist whose photography and poetry often intertwine to capture emotion in both word and image.
Publications
Poetry Collections
Photographic Memories: In The Beginning
Photographic Memories: Meet Me In The Middle
Photographic Memories: The NeverEnding Sequel
Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Sept
Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit
Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf
I Do Heroin On The Train Line So You Don’t Have To: A Hitchhiker’s Guide To My Galaxie
Photographic Memories: 7even
Photographic Memories: Eight Ways to Nein
I Do Heroin On The Train Line So You Don’t Have To: A Hitchhiker’s Guide To My Galaxie – Extended Edition
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Seed Guzzler: And Other Succubi
Methlehem
Collaborations
Umunyarwandakazi: A Rwandan Woman. by Ariane Cyusa with Design & Foreword by Melodie Yvonne
Nel & Johnny: Assorted Poems & Letters Between Friends by Nel Hoon & Johnny Redington with Foreword and Illustrations by Melodie Yvonne
Sin and Skin by Mitchell Odom & Melodie Yvonne
Photo Collections
Hoosier Heavens: A Reflection on Camera History Through Midwestern Skies
Coming Soon
Photographic Memories: Nein
Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my!: A Tornado of Love, Lust, Addiction, and Loss
Awards
Poetry – Presidential Academic Achievement Award – National Poetry Contest – Poem, “Do I Belong?” (8th grade, 1989; poem entered by teacher)
Photography – Honorable Mention in Black & White – Photo Op 2001, Columbus, Indiana
Photography – 1st Place in Digitally Created Photograph – Photo Op 2001, Columbus, Indiana
Visual Arts – 2nd Place in Members’ Exhibition – Spring into Arts Contests 2011, Southport, Indiana
Visual Arts – 1st Place in Members’ Exhibition – Spring into Arts Contests 2012, Southport, Indiana
Photography – Photographer of the Year 2012 – RAWards, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 2012
Photography – Documentary & Photojournalism Finalist 2020 – Roberts Gallery Night, August 2020
Photography – Portrait Finalist 2021 – Roberts Gallery Night, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 2021
Poetry & Visual Arts – Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship 2024-2025 – Indy Arts Council – Multidisciplinary Art, poetry and visual arts
View Melodie Yvonne’s Visual Art on melodieyvonne.com
