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Talking poetry and special needs parenting

Hello there, I enjoyed the opportunity to sit down with Michael Hardman of the Stoughton Writers Group on a very rainy Monday and talk poetry, compassion, and special needs parenting. If you'd like to watch…

MelindaSeptember 28, 2026

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Four New Poems

I’ve just had four new poems published in Root Smoke journal. Here they are, below. https://rootsmoke.substack.com/p/melinda-coppola Spring There is nothing to say that the green world bursting faithfully again into blossom hasn’t outlined on…

MelindaMarch 18, 2026

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Before the Poetry Reading

BEFORE the POETRY READING I want to thank God, goddess, fate, those who work in the otherworld office of lifespans where decisions are made— perhaps before we are born— about just how long we’ll slosh…

MelindaJanuary 22, 2026

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To hell, to hell with this dry well

(To confront writers block, she) Mixed metaphors. Now I understand it was never about the others. Not their timeline, their values. Not the scripts we were fed about how to be and behave in this…

MelindaDecember 2, 2025

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“Unbroken” by Melinda Coppola

Hello, My book has been out in the world just a few weeks, and the feedback has been so lovely and heart warming. I was overwhelmed by the support at the book's launch party on…

MelindaNovember 13, 2025

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The Introvert at the Podium

Hello there, I've been writing about life with my special needs daughter since she was a toddler. She is by far the most interesting person I know. Like many people who are wired differently, she’s…

MelindaOctober 7, 2025

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Woman, Circle, Poem

Late May greetings! I’ve just had two poems published in a lovely new online magazine, “Soul Poetry, Prose and Art”. Here’s the link if you’d like to check out the magazine. It's filled with…

MelindaMay 22, 2025

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A Happy Smattering of Weirdness

Perfectly Imperfect I read a good amount of poetry. Some comes to me in literary journals and books, some shows up in various online forums. I’m drawn to writing that is accessible, creative and real.…

MelindaMay 19, 2025

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April is…..

April is Autism Awareness Month and also National Poetry Month, two topics about which I am passionate. I ought to have lots to write and say and post, but here we are almost two thirds…

MelindaApril 19, 2025

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Where poems go to die

To hear me read this, click HERE. Writing for publication is not for the faint of heart. Come to think of it, neither is lifelong caregiving, aging, or fill-in-the-blanks-with-what-occupies-your-days. But my heart is not faint,…

MelindaApril 1, 2025

April is…..

Where poems go to die

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