Prose from Poetry Magazine
Ephemera
An early handwritten draft of Melvin Dixon’s poem “Place, Places,” 1979. The rewriting of the first stanzas demonstrates Dixon’s evolution of thought as he wrote and revised.
A typed draft of Melvin Dixon’s poem “Place, Places,” 1979. The typed draft evolved from the handwritten page, showing pen markings by Dixon as he revised toward a final draft.
Melvin Dixon’s handwritten plans for renovation of a first floor.
Melvin Dixon’s handwritten plans for renovation of a second floor.
Melvin Dixon’s handwritten plans for renovation of a third floor.
Scholar, novelist, and poet Melvin Dixon was born in Stamford, Connecticut. He earned a BA from Wesleyan University and an MA and a PhD from Brown University. Dixon wrote the poetry collections Change of Territory (1983) and Love’s Instruments (1995, published posthumously) and two novels, Trouble the Water (1989), winner...
