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Publications of The Poet Mj’s Works
Genre: Urban Arts
2019 Published
Published my poem titled ‘Bespoke Spoke Applecart’ in Genre: Urban Arts’ No. 8 Print
https://www.genreurbanarts.com/
The Paragon Press
September 2019 Published
Published my poem titled ‘Whom do I address?’ in Snollygoster: A Conversation About Politics in magazine online
https://issuu.com/theparagonjournal/docs/snollygoster
August 2018 Published
Published my poem ‘Cubism Day’ in The Martian Chronicle – Publishers Journal Online
https://www.theparagonjournal.com/the-martian-chronicle
July 2018 Published
Published my poems ‘Oranges’ and ‘Hamzeh – A Jordan Bookseller’ in K?an – Publishers Journal Online
https://www.theparagonjournal.com/koan-about
Rattle
September 2019 Published
Published my spoken word piece / poem ‘Arlines’ online YouTube Open Mic | Rattlecast #7, Time @ 1:30:00 to 1:34:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvW_AAYTPfM
Ginninderra Press
‘Nature’s Nuptials’ Written by Melinda Jane
August 2019 Published
Published my poetry book titled ‘Natures Nuptials’, twenty four poems order @
https://www.ginninderrapress.com.au/store.php?catalog/all/-/date/1
https://www.ginninderrapress.com.au/store.php?product/page/2000/Melinda+Jane+%2F+Nature%27s+Nuptials
Reality Break Press
July 2019 Published
Published my poem titled ‘The Long Rain’ in Reality Break Press – Inaugural Issue 2019
Hunter Writers Centre
July 2019 Published
Published my poem titled ‘Galloway’ in Hunter Writers Centre – Grieve Anthology 2019
https://hunterwriterscentre.org/
Poets Reading the News
June 2019 Published
Published my poem titled ‘Gweilos’ in Poets Reading the News – Journalism in Verse
http://www.poetsreadingthenews.com/2019/06/gweilos/
June 2019 Published
Published my poem titled ‘Alphabet Soup’ in Poets Reading the News – Journalism in Verse
http://www.poetsreadingthenews.com/2019/06/alphabet-soup/
May 2019 Published
Published my poem titled ‘Koala Bears’ in Poets Reading the News – Journalism in Verse
http://www.poetsreadingthenews.com/2019/05/koalas/
April 2019 Published
Published my poem titled ‘Whom do I address?’ in Poets Reading the News – Journalism in Verse
http://www.poetsreadingthenews.com/2019/04/thepoetmj-address/
The Book Smuggler’s Den
May 2019 Published
Published my poem titled ‘Rosemary Summers’ in The Book Smuggler’s Den in magazine online
https://booksmugglersden.com/portfolio/rosemary-summers-melinda-jane/
Entropy Magazine
April 2019 Published
Published my poems titled ‘Piano Quintet’, ‘Vivify’, ‘The Swan Bell Tower’, ‘Mellifluous bud’, ‘An overture of’ and ‘‘Rock of Ages’ ease’ in Entropy Magazine – Variations on a Theme online
https://entropymag.org/variations-poems-from-the-poet-mj/
The Mozzie – Publishers Journal
April 2019 Published
Published my poem ‘A kaleidoscope flutter swarm of Butterflies’ in Volume 27 Issue 3
July 2018 Published
Published my poem ‘Left Undone’ in Volume 26 Issue 6
May 2018 Published
Published my poem ‘Wardrobe’ in Volume 26 Issue 4
January / February 2018 Published
Published three of my poems ‘Tides of Us’, ‘Figure Out’ and ‘Seven cups of chá (tea)’ in Volume 26 Issue 1
July 2017 Published
Published my poem ‘Schubert Impromptu No 3 Piano Played On’ in Volume 25 Issue 5
The Criterion
February 2019 Published
Published my poem titled ‘Honey’ in The Criterion: An International Journal in English Vol. 10, Issue-I
http://www.the-criterion.com/V10/n1/Melinda.pdf
Mekong Review
February 2019 Published
Published my poem titled ‘Meandering’ in Mekong Review – February-April 2019 Vol 4, No 2 – Southeast Asian Literary Magazine
Dime Show Review
January 2019 Published
Published my ten word story titled ‘Peter Rabbit’, online and print publication
https://www.dimeshowreview.com/peter-rabbit-by-the-poet-mj/
The Felt
January 2019 Published
Published my poems titled ‘Orange Blossoms’ and ‘Smoking’ in ilylali – Anthology of Forests – Literature Journal online magazine
The Anti-Languorous Project
January 2019 Published
Published my poem ‘Kit’ in their annual print edition
September 2018 Published
Published my spoken word piece / poem ‘I pause, while you breathe’ in their soundbite online
September 2018 Published
Published my poem ‘Kit’ in Issue 2 online magazine
Brushfire Literature & Arts Journal
December 2018 Published
Published my poem titled ‘Mobile’ in Brushfire Fall edition 2018 – Brushfire Literature & Arts Journal online magazine
cahoodaloodaling
October 2018 Published
Published my poem titled ‘Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Kookaburra’ in Issue 27 – Joy Sticks online magazine
http://cahoodaloodaling.com/thirteen-ways-of-looking-at-a-kookaburra-by-melinda-jane-the-poet-mj/
Hawai’i Review – Kumu & Kupuna – Publishers Journal Online
July 2018 Published
Published my spoken word pieces / poems ‘Tokens of Beauty’ and ‘Paper Heart’
Thirty West Publishing House – The Weekly Degree – Publishers Journal Online
May 2018 Published
Published my spoken word piece / poem ‘Arlines’ in The Weekly Degree online
https://www.thirtywestph.com/column/
‘Spicy Tongue’ by Mj
April 2018 Published
Spoken word CD
(Submitted to National and SA State Libraries)
Backstory (Swinburne University) – Publishers Journal Online
June 2017 Published
Published three of my non-fiction historical poems in Issue 3 online
http://www.backstoryjournal.com.au/category/issues/issue-three-issues/
‘At the Assassin’s Hands’
Elegy Poem
http://www.backstoryjournal.com.au/2017/06/17/assassins-hands-melinda-jane/
‘Sunday 11th July 1875 – Just before 8ish!’
Prose Poem
http://www.backstoryjournal.com.au/2017/06/17/sunday-11th-july-1875-just-8ish-melinda-jane/
‘Helen Mitchell Photography 1873’
Ekphrastic Poetry
http://www.backstoryjournal.com.au/2017/06/17/helen-mitchell-photography-1873-melinda-jane/
Rambutan Literary – Publishers Journal Online
June 2017 Published
Published my poem ‘Liko – protected by Buddha’
http://www.rambutanliterary.com/issue-four-melinda-jane.html
Fellowship of Australian Writers
National Literary Awards 2016
Di Cranston Script Section
March 2017
Highly Commended for my play titled ‘The Farmer’s Wife’
http://www.fawvic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/aFAW-National-Literay-Awards-2016.pdf
‘The Currawong and the Owl’
Written by Melinda Jane, Illustrated by Hamish
August 2015 Published
Picture book for children
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/198060606?selectedversion=NBD55475322