D. H. Melhem
D. H. Melhem was the professional name of Diana M. Vogel (1926-2013). She was born in Brooklyn, New York and was an American poet, novelist, and editor.
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Life
D.H. Melhem 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 Pulizer 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
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- Poems for You (P&Q Press, 2000)
- Of Country (CCC, 1998)
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Novels
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Anthologies
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- Long Island Island Sounds (NSPS Press) [4]
Criticism
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References
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