Melanie McKerchar
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chchtink.bsky.social
Melanie McKerchar
@chchtink.bsky.social
Poet, artist, chronically ill bene, feminist, garden witch, lover of sausage dogs, anarchy and jigsaw puzzles. Ice bath zealot
Happy National Poetry Day and happy birth day to Witch Body, launching at @spaceacademy.bsky.social tonight at 6pm. Get there early to ensure you don't miss out.
August 22, 2025 at 3:29 AM
A box of magic arrived today! Cannot wait to release her into the world at Space Academy on the Friday the 22nd at 6pm as part of National Poetry Day.
August 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Next Friday my baby is released into the world in Ōtautahi at @spaceacademy.bsky.social

It's gonna be magical
August 15, 2025 at 9:11 AM
This is the medicine this chronically ill babe needs. So excited to have @erikkennedy.com 's newest masterpiece in my greedy poetry mitts.
July 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I'm so excited to reveal the cover of my upcoming collection with Sudden Valley Press. The artwork is by Tyler Kennedy-Stent. I feel so blessed to have worked with an artist who fully captured the heart of the collection. The collection is launching on National Poetry Day, 22 Aug at Space Academy.
June 16, 2025 at 4:55 AM
really, really strong...
June 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Starting off strong....
June 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I won this as a prize for doing a smutty poem at a recent open mic. I'm looking forward to the naive charm of 2001.
June 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Current vibes after inadvisably reading the news this evening
June 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
10 years ago I was still angry, and whimsical.
May 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
When your kitchen table is mainly vibes
May 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
My walker and I will be here tomorrow
May 8, 2025 at 3:51 AM
So excited to have 2 poems in Sunday Mornings at the River's upcoming anthology Capitalism is a Death Cult. www.sundaymorningsattheriver.com/about
April 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
A lovely day for editing with the love of your life
March 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Thinking about Norma McCovey, the Roe from Roe vs Wade, and how fragile our rights over our own bodies are in Aotearoa under this government. Check out Emily Writes awesome substack search.app/Nq1A39i5y7kp...
January 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Poetry, pie and feminist literature. A perfect night in Lyttelton at Common Ground
January 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM