Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world

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  • Poem O’Clock | Ep. 5 | Sneak Peek of My New Collection

    Welcome to Poem O’Clock! I’m really glad you’re here. In this Poetry Podcast Series each week, I’ll read 1 to 3 original poems and talk a little about where they come from, exploring the evolution of voice, experiences, and creative journey one poem at a time. We’ll move chronologically through my work, starting from my…

  • Poem O’Clock | Ep. 4 | Revisiting My First Collection

    Welcome to Poem O’Clock! I’m really glad you’re here. In this Poetry Podcast Series each week, I’ll read 1 to 3 original poems and talk a little about where they come from, exploring the evolution of voice, experiences, and creative journey one poem at a time. We’ll move chronologically through my work, starting from my…

  • Poem O’Clock | Ep. 3 | Sneak Peek of My New Collection

    Welcome to Poem O’Clock! I’m really glad you’re here. In this Poetry Podcast Series each week, I’ll read 1 to 3 original poems and talk a little about where they come from, exploring the evolution of voice, experiences, and creative journey one poem at a time. We’ll move chronologically through my work, starting from my…

  • Poem O’Clock | Ep. 2 | Revisiting My First Collection

    Welcome to Poem O’Clock! I’m really glad you’re here. In this Poetry Podcast Series each week, I’ll read 1 to 3 original poems and talk a little about where they come from, exploring the evolution of voice, experiences, and creative journey one poem at a time. We’ll move chronologically through my work, starting from my…

  • Poem O’Clock | Ep. 1 | Revisiting My First Collection

    Welcome to Poem O’Clock! I’m really glad you’re here. In this Poetry Podcast Series each week, I’ll read 1 to 3 original poems and talk a little about where they come from, exploring the evolution of voice, experiences, and creative journey one poem at a time. We’ll move chronologically through my work, starting from my…

  • Frivolous Things

    The piece is included in the collection Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my!: A Tornado of Love, Lust, Addiction, and Loss available now on Amazon HERE Frivolous Things by Melodie Yvonne I’m so fucking tired, but I can’t fucking sleepThese memories of you play and play on repeatI can’t seem to get you the…

  • The Sunshine Buyer

    The piece is included in the collection Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my!: A Tornado of Love, Lust, Addiction, and Loss available now on Amazon HERE The Sunshine Buyer by Melodie Yvonne “Don’t be scared,” he says, and I’m notI’m just scared when I’m talkin’ to you“Don’t be scared,” he says, and I’m caughtScared…

  • It’s Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my!: A Tornado of Love, Lust, Addiction, and Loss!

    I’m proud to present my new memoir in verse, Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh My!: A Tornado of Love, Lust, Addiction, and Loss, for National Poetry Month! Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh My! is a gritty hybrid collection of Southern Gothic short stories, narrative poems, and vignettes inspired by my life in Southern…

  • It’s a Special Easter Edition of Poem O’Clock!

    Welcome to the special Easter Edition of Poem O’Clock!I’m really glad you’re here. This week I do a special reading of my favorite poem “L’amore e Legge” from my collection psalms 2000:17-24, and talk about my inspirations behind the piece. Grab your copy of the book from this edition, psalms 2000:17-24, on Amazon HERE Follow/Subscribe:

  • The Ick

    This piece will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon The Ick by Melodie Yvonne Do you believe in love at first sight?What about LOATHE at first sight? It’s the opposite of the former where you think you adore herIt’s this tingling of hate that you just can’t abateAnd you…