Melinda Coppola penned her first poem—about the color pink—at the tender age of 8. Her relationship with writing was mercurial for decades, but once she learned that her blood type is, in fact, poet, she settled into a kind of quiet cohabitation with her muses.
Melinda’s poetry has been nominated for Best of the Net and received The Reader’s Choice Award (Songs of Eretz Poetry Journal). Her work has appeared in Thimble Literary Magazine, One Art by A Journal of Poetry, Willows Wept Review, Press 53, Mutha Magazine, Last Stanza Poetry Journal, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Raising Kids on the Autism Spectrum, and Amethyst Review, among others. This is her first full-length poetry book. After 10+ years of gestation and labor, she is profoundly grateful that her “work of heart” has finally been born.
In addition to writing poetry, she paints, communes with stones on Cape Cod beaches, and teaches Yogabilities™, her own approach to Yoga for individuals with special needs. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, her daughter, and a small herd of cats.
Visit her online at:
melindacoppola.com
Paperback: 140 pages
Publisher: Kelsay Books (August 19, 2024)