Melanie Weldon-Soiset

Melanie Weldon-Soiset has poetry in Clerestory, Sunlight Press, Tipton Poetry Journal, and others. A 2022 Washington Writers' Publishing House contest winner, Melanie is a #ChurchToo survivor, former pastor for foreigners in Shanghai, and Poetry Editor at Geez Magazine. Find her in real life biking on DC greenways. Find her online (including her poetry and prayer newsletter) at her website or on Twitter or Instagram @MelanieWelSoi.

poem Hymn for the Front Porch Rocking Chair

A rocking chair can serenade anyone, not just the very young and old

poem Questioning Plates

How did you know, dear dish, that you were ready to mend? What caused the old shatters? Is a shard a body, too?

The Clerestory Podcast S1 E25

Issue No. 8 Embodiment

Issue No. 7 Sanctuary

Issue No. 6 Food

Issue No. 5 History

Issue No. 4 Ecology

Issue No. 3 Therapy

Issue No. 2 Community

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Melanie Weldon-Soiset