Melissa Cannon

Poet

Antioch, TN
Tennessee US

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Obsession: Sestinas in the Twenty-First Century (University Press of New England, 2016)
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The Southern Poetry Anthology, Vol VI: Tennessee (Texas Review Press, 2013)
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HomeWorks: A Book of Tennessee Writers (University of Tennessee Press, 1996)
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My Lover Is a Woman (Ballantine Books, 1996)
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A Formal Feeling Comes (Story Line Press, 1994)
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Sleeping with Dionysus (Crossing Press, 1994)
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HomeWords: A Book of Tennessee Writers (University of Tennessee Press, 1986)
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Night House Anthology: 48 Younger American Poets (Four Zoas, 1982)
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The Umbral Anthology of Science Fiction Poetry (Umbral Press, 1982)
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Against Infinity: An Anthology of Contemporary Mathematical Poetry (Primary Press, 1979)
Journals: ,
Albatross
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Ally
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Amelia
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American Writing
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Atom Mind
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Bay Windows
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Bear Creek Haiku
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Black Maria
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Blue Unicorn
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Bogg
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Buckle
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Cicada
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Croton Review
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Dragonfly
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Feminary
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Haiku Zasshi Zo
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High-Coo
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Kenyon Review
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Light
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Lilliput Review
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Lyric
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Magazine of Speculative Poetry
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Orbis: An International Quarterly Of Prose And Fiction
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Poem
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Pulp
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Rebirth of Artemis
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Red Pagoda
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Remington Review
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Riverrun
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Ship of Fools
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Shockbox
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Sing Heavenly Muse!
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Sojourner
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Song
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South Coast Poetry Journal
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Spillway
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Starline
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String Poet
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Telephone
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Tendril
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The Formalist
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The Rotary Dial
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The Windless Orchard
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Tight
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Tightrope
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Touchstone
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Twigs
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Unsplendid
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Vanderbilt Poetry Review
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Wide Open Magazine
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Wind
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Wind Chimes
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Yankee Magazine

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Manchester
Raised in: 
Nashville, TN
Tennessee
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Last update: Aug 12, 2019