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Melissa Fite Johnson

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Born

in Springfield, MO, The United States

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http://www.melissafitejohnson.com

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Poetry

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Sharon Olds, Lucille Clifton

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March 2008

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Melissa Fite Johnson is the author of three full-length collections, most recently Midlife Abecedarian (Riot in Your Throat, 2024). Her poems have appeared in Ploughshares, Pleiades, HAD, Whale Road Review, SWWIM, and elsewhere. Melissa, a high school English teacher, is a poetry editor for The Weight, a journal for high school students, and Porcupine Lit, a journal for and by teachers. She and her husband live with their dogs in Lawrence, KS, where she co-hosts the Volta reading series at the Replay Lounge.

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Average rating: 4.74 · 139 ratings · 44 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Green 4.89 avg rating — 45 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	While the Kettle's On by Melissa Fite Johnson (Goodreads Author), Laura Lee Washburn (Introduction) 4.55 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midlife Abecedarian 4.88 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Come As You Are by E. Kristin Anderson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Chen Chen (Contributor), Rosebud Ben-Oni (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.59 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Crooked Door Cut into the Sky 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghost Sign: Poems from White Buffalo by Al Ortolani, Melissa Fite Johnson (Goodreads Author), Adam Jameson 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Melissa Johnson is now friends with Allison Renner
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Melissa Johnson and 1 other person liked Michael Chin's review of Midlife Abecedarian: "Midlife Abecedarian is clever, nostalgic, and hard to stop reading and rereading."
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Melissa Johnson and 2 other people liked Allison Renner's review of Midlife Abecedarian: "These gorgeous poems were as vivid as snapshots. Some were beautiful and content, some were emotional, and all were wonderfully written. This is a collection I’ll return to again and again. It’s such a nice reminder that it’s okay to be content with " Read more of this review »
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message 2: by Michael

Mar 04, 2008 12:32PM

Yeah, where are your books? Mine are mostly archaeology and anthropology books. Believe it or not, I'm not a huge reader. Actually I'm really kind of a small wiry human. Anyway, the only books I really can read currently are ones that add to my anthropological knowledge.

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message 1: by Rachel

Mar 04, 2008 10:02AM

So you invite me to check out all your favorite books, and you haven't listed any? I ... I think I might feel a bit cheated! ;)