poems

“Andromeda”
(on League of Canadian Poets)

“Ode to the ½ Moon” and “The Real Pleiades,”
and “the stone”
(on Poetry in Canada)

Book

Full Moon of Afraid and Craving
(McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2022)
—
“Heartbreaking and hilarious, this is an impressively accomplished first book, wise beyond its years.”
- Stephanie Bolster, author of
A Page from the Wonders of Life on Earth

“Power’s poems are beautiful little slices
of the past […]. A strong debut.”
- Alison Manley, The Miramichi Review

“I’ll remember [this book] for Melanie Power’s endearing candour, wise self-effacement, and for the subtle music.”
- David B. Hickey, The Antigonish Review

Publications

Poetry in Poetry Ireland Review, The Malahat Review, Grain, Arc, Room, The Antigonish Review, Prairie Fire, Riddle Fence, among others.

Critical writing in Maisonneuve,
The Fiddlehead, Arc, Canadian Literature, Prairie Fire,
and elsewhere.