Author at the Shore—M. P. Slaughter

Author at the Shore - M. P. Slaughter.

When I first met Melany she was covering an event for the Gazette-Journal in Gloucester, VA, where she has worked as a reporter for the past seven years. The event was a local book festival in which Mermaid Cove was participating. A few weeks later I was delighted to hear from Melany when she contacted me to submit her poetry manuscript. I will say I was very touched by this collection of poems which centers around the loss of her grandmother who passed away from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. Her poetry is deep and heartfelt, allowing the reader to be drawn into her grief and even her healing.