Melissa Guillet

Melissa Guillet
Born	February 27, 1975
Language	English

Melissa Guillet (born February 27, 1975) is a poet, writer, and illustrator. She runs Sacred Fools Press, which publishes poetry anthologies, chapbooks, and blank art cards. She was a member of Doc Brown’s Travelling Poetry Troupe and has been behind the scenes at several large poetry events, including the National Poetry Slam 2001 and IWPS 2005.

Awards/Exhibits

• Artwork in “Drawing Conclusions” juried show, 1995
• College Honors Project: “Echoes from Babel: Interpersonal Isolation in a Postmodern Era” (artwork and thesis paper), 1998
• Artwork at AS220, the Attleboro Museum, the Bannister Gallery, Cafe Mondo, Frontier Gallery, Kraus Gallery, Woodland Spice and Tea, www.gotpoetry.com
• International Women’s Day Festival 2002/2003
• Cirino Education Grant 2001
• RIPIN Grant 2006
• Rhode Island Foundation Arts in Academia Grant 2007
• The Power of Art Scholarship 2008
• ArtsReach Grant 2008 and 2009

Bibliography

• Strange New Skies, Sans Shoes Night Readings in the Dance Studio (Cambridge: Lesley University Press).
• Sounds appeared as “In Morning” in As We Do Most Sunday Nights Voices from the Asylum 2003
• Greetings appeared in In Worcester Speak Voices from the Asylum 2002 (Massachusetts: the Worcester Po8ry Project).
• Bread and Circus appeared in The WCPA Chair Project 2003 (Massachusetts: Worcester County Poetry Association).
• An earlier version of London Blue appeared in Poet Standard Time 2001 (Providence, RI: Spoken Word Anthology).
• "The Past" & "Do Not Lose the Moon", Scrivener’s Pen Vol. 3 Issue 4, www.scrivenerspen.com
• Letting the Lions In, Nth Position (England)
• "Water Lily", Cherry Blossom Review 2007
• "Lost Things" & "Token of Faith an Armenian chant", Lalitamba 2007
• "In the Hood", Women. Period. 2008
• "Serendipity", Public Republic Feb 2009
• "Mangoes", Imitation Fruit March 2009; Winner of “Liberal” Contest
• "Excavation", "The Wait for Wings", "Why I Garden", Seven Circle Press March 2009
• "New Year 2006", Sangam Magazine Fall 2009
• "Unauthorized Biography", Lavanderia: A Mixed Load of Women, Wash, and Word. October 2009.
• “Quiet Breaks”, Dos Passos Review June 2009
• “Stoopid Chicken”, ESC! Magazine May 2009
• "Winter Waiting", City Lights 2009 (GBSPA)
• "Sankofa", Bloodroot Literary Magazine 2010
• "Grave Peace", Language and Culture Winter/Spring 2010