Melissa McEver Huckabay
@melpsoul.bsky.social
Mom, educator, poet, @txstmfa grad. She/her. GIRL FILLING THE SKY coming Jan ‘26. Work in SWWIM, Poetry South, Phoebe, Minnesota Review, SweetLit, Thimble, others. www.melissamhuckabay.com
It feels very strange to have a poetry book coming out soon during these bizarre times. I need to remember that art still matters, that it always matters. That's why people try to censor it.
Keep making art.
Keep making art.
October 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It feels very strange to have a poetry book coming out soon during these bizarre times. I need to remember that art still matters, that it always matters. That's why people try to censor it.
Keep making art.
Keep making art.
Fanny Howe described the poetic realm as a place "where the sleeping witness finally feels safe enough to lie down in mystery." So beautiful and foundational for me. RIP to her.
July 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Fanny Howe described the poetic realm as a place "where the sleeping witness finally feels safe enough to lie down in mystery." So beautiful and foundational for me. RIP to her.
The collective trauma we carry as Texans just keeps growing. It all feels too heavy to carry sometimes.
July 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The collective trauma we carry as Texans just keeps growing. It all feels too heavy to carry sometimes.
I know one of the people in this group--she has fought so hard against Medicaid cuts. It's truly appalling the way this group is being treated.
People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
June 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I know one of the people in this group--she has fought so hard against Medicaid cuts. It's truly appalling the way this group is being treated.
Haven't really been posting here because hardly anyone sees it, but I sang on a stage for the first time since 2009 last night. I was so nervous, but that just means I need to do it more. Got to find joy where we can now.
June 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Haven't really been posting here because hardly anyone sees it, but I sang on a stage for the first time since 2009 last night. I was so nervous, but that just means I need to do it more. Got to find joy where we can now.
Holy crap!
This was just posted by @tbretc.bsky.social on another platform. The Chicago Sun-Times obviously gets ChatGPT to write a ‘summer reads’ feature almost entirely made up of real authors but completely fake books. What are we coming to?
May 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Holy crap!
This makes me so sad and frustrated.
*please repost or forward* Here’s a sheet where arts orgs can record information about their NEA grant termination. Annie Dorsen is collecting this info as a first step towards coordinating a response docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
NEA GRANT TERMINATION TRACKER
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May 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This makes me so sad and frustrated.
THIS SATURDAY: I'm leading a workshop on The Contemporary Poetry Landscape at Writespace (on Zoom!) 4:30-7:30 p.m. CST. We will talk about popular poetry forms, the publication process, and more. This is a generative workshop as well. To register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-contem...
The Contemporary Poetry Landscape
How to get published, how to read and be read, and where and how to study to get ahead! Led by professor Melissa Huckabay.
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May 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
THIS SATURDAY: I'm leading a workshop on The Contemporary Poetry Landscape at Writespace (on Zoom!) 4:30-7:30 p.m. CST. We will talk about popular poetry forms, the publication process, and more. This is a generative workshop as well. To register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-contem...
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A wonderful #poem by @melpsoul.bsky.social on the blog tonight for #NationalPoetryMonth. sapphostorque.com/2025/04/27/p...
Poem-A-Day 2025: Day 27
I have been wanting to rewatch the Bridgerton series. There’s just something delightful about Regency romance, and the way Shondaland has transformed Julia Quinn’s books is both magical…
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April 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
A wonderful #poem by @melpsoul.bsky.social on the blog tonight for #NationalPoetryMonth. sapphostorque.com/2025/04/27/p...
After 12 days, I think I’m finally feeling mostly normal after latest bout of Covid. (Now that I’ve said that, watch the fatigue hit again).
For some of us, Covid is still a big deal.
For some of us, Covid is still a big deal.
April 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
After 12 days, I think I’m finally feeling mostly normal after latest bout of Covid. (Now that I’ve said that, watch the fatigue hit again).
For some of us, Covid is still a big deal.
For some of us, Covid is still a big deal.
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Someday, when I think back to this time, however bad my memory is, I’ll remember the smirks.
The smug self-satisfied evil-spirited infuriating smirks.
The smug self-satisfied evil-spirited infuriating smirks.
April 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Someday, when I think back to this time, however bad my memory is, I’ll remember the smirks.
The smug self-satisfied evil-spirited infuriating smirks.
The smug self-satisfied evil-spirited infuriating smirks.
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Staple this to RFK Jr’s forehead.
April 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Staple this to RFK Jr’s forehead.
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Call for Work: Autistic Protest Poetry
This call for work seeks poetry by autistic writers that is socially-engaged, politically-charged, and geared toward raising our voices together against oppression and erasure.
Deadline: July 1st
More details: medium.com/anomalyblog/...
This call for work seeks poetry by autistic writers that is socially-engaged, politically-charged, and geared toward raising our voices together against oppression and erasure.
Deadline: July 1st
More details: medium.com/anomalyblog/...
Call for Work: Autistic Protest Poetry
Autistic people’s rights are being threatened. Our worth is being questioned. And suddenly, we’re facing a bizarre accusation that an…
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April 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Call for Work: Autistic Protest Poetry
This call for work seeks poetry by autistic writers that is socially-engaged, politically-charged, and geared toward raising our voices together against oppression and erasure.
Deadline: July 1st
More details: medium.com/anomalyblog/...
This call for work seeks poetry by autistic writers that is socially-engaged, politically-charged, and geared toward raising our voices together against oppression and erasure.
Deadline: July 1st
More details: medium.com/anomalyblog/...
OK, anyone with ADHD or parent of an ADHD kid want to rage with me about this dismissive, biased article from the Times this morning? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/m...
Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong? (Gift Article)
Even as prescriptions rise to a record high, some experts have begun to question our assumptions about the condition — and how to treat it.
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April 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
OK, anyone with ADHD or parent of an ADHD kid want to rage with me about this dismissive, biased article from the Times this morning? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/m...
Been reading Franny Choi's collection of the same name. Deeply appropriate for the moment. www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On
Before the apocalypse, there was the apocalypse of boats: boats of prisoners, boats cracking under sky-iron, boats making corpses bloom like algae on the shore. There was the apocalypse of the taxi dr...
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April 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Been reading Franny Choi's collection of the same name. Deeply appropriate for the moment. www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
Friends, I'm taking a semi-break for the next month. I'll still check in periodically via computer, but I'm on a scrolling fast. See you on the other side (I don't mean death, at least I hope not).
March 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Friends, I'm taking a semi-break for the next month. I'll still check in periodically via computer, but I'm on a scrolling fast. See you on the other side (I don't mean death, at least I hope not).
I will probably have FOMO over AWP, but I just didn’t feel comfortable flying this year. Have fun, writers!
March 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I will probably have FOMO over AWP, but I just didn’t feel comfortable flying this year. Have fun, writers!
POETS: I'm teaching a virtual generative workshop on Saturday, April 8 through Writespace Houston! Come try out writing exercises to deepen imagery and metaphor in your own work. Here's the info--hope some poets (or aspiring poets) can join!
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Imagery & Metaphor for Poets
Led by lecturer and poet Melissa Huckabay, this workshop will broaden your ability to tell your stories with style!
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March 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
POETS: I'm teaching a virtual generative workshop on Saturday, April 8 through Writespace Houston! Come try out writing exercises to deepen imagery and metaphor in your own work. Here's the info--hope some poets (or aspiring poets) can join!
www.eventbrite.com/e/imagery-me...
www.eventbrite.com/e/imagery-me...
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2025 so far #Severance #SeveranceSpoilers
March 14, 2025 at 2:18 AM
2025 so far #Severance #SeveranceSpoilers
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Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed
March 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed
Someday, someday, that one journal that always rejects me will send…an encouraging rejection 😂
March 4, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Someday, someday, that one journal that always rejects me will send…an encouraging rejection 😂
My tween: “You’re beautiful. A mommy kind of beautiful. An antique.” ☠️ ☠️
March 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
My tween: “You’re beautiful. A mommy kind of beautiful. An antique.” ☠️ ☠️