D. H. Melhem
American writer (1926–2013)
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Diana M. Vogel (1926–2013), known professionally as D. H. Melhem , was an American poet , novelist , and editor .
Life
She was born in Brooklyn, New York , the daughter of Nicholas Melhem and Georgette Deyrataui Melhem, both immigrants from Lebanon. She graduated from New York University cum laude and received her master's degree and a doctoral degree in English and American Literature from City College . She was a longtime resident of New York City , where her two children were born and raised. [1] Melhem moved to Long Beach, California, in 2012, and lived there until her death on June 15, 2013. [2]
Melhem was a close personal friend of Pulitzer Prize -winning Poet Gwendolyn Brooks , about whom she wrote a biography, Gwendolyn Brooks: Poetry and the Heroic Voice . [3]
Awards
- 1991 American Book Award
Works
Poetry
- New York Poems . Syracuse University Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-8156-0813-4 .
- Conversation with a Stonemason . Ikon. 2003. ISBN 978-0-945368-07-6 .
- Poems for You (P&Q Press, 2000)
- Of Country (CCC, 1998)
- Rest in love . Confrontation Magazine Press. 1995. ISBN 978-0-913057-22-3 .
Novels
- Blight . Riverrun Press. 1995. ISBN 978-0-7145-4274-4 .
- Stigma & The Cave . Syracuse University Press. 2007. ISBN 978-0-8156-0882-0 .
Anthologies
- Hayan Charara, ed. (2008). Inclined to Speak . University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 978-1-55728-866-0 .
- Tina Chang; Nathalie Handal; Ravi Shankar, eds. (April 17, 2008). Language for a New Century . W.W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-33238-4 .
- Long Island Island Sounds (NSPS Press) [4]
Criticism
- Gwendolyn Brooks: Poetry and the Heroic Voice . University Press of Kentucky. 1988. ISBN 978-0-8131-0180-4 .
- Heroism in the New Black Poetry: Introductions and Interviews . University Press of Kentucky. 1992. ISBN 978-0-8131-0807-0 .
References
- ↑ "Person Detail: D H Melhem" . NYSCA Literary Tree .
- ↑ "Diana M. Vogel" . The East Hampton Star . July 25, 2013. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015 . Retrieved March 9, 2015 .
- ↑ "D. H. Melhem" . DHMelhem.com .
- ↑ "The Graduate Center, CUNY" . www.gc.cuny.edu . Archived from the original on 2010-03-05.
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