D. H. Melhem Explained

Diana M. Vogel (19262013), known professionally as D. H. Melhem, was an American poet, novelist, and editor.

Life

She was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Nicholas Melhem and Georgette Deyrataui Melhem, both immigrants from Lebanon. She graduated from New York University cum laude and received her master's degree and a doctoral degree in English and American Literature from City College. She was a longtime resident of New York City, where her two children were born and raised.^[1] Melhem moved to Long Beach, California, in 2012, and lived there until her death on June 15, 2013.^[2]

Melhem was a close personal friend of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, about whom she wrote a biography, Gwendolyn Brooks: Poetry and the Heroic Voice.^{[3] [4]}

Awards

• 1991: American Book Award

Works

Poetry

• Book: New York Poems . Syracuse University Press. 2005. 978-0-8156-0813-4 .
• Book: Conversation with a Stonemason . Ikon. 2003. 978-0-945368-07-6 .
• Poems for You (P&Q Press, 2000)
• Of Country (CCC, 1998)
• Book: Rest in Love. Confrontation Magazine Press. 1995. 978-0-913057-22-3 .

Novels

• Book: Blight. Riverrun Press. 1995. 978-0-7145-4274-4. registration.
• Book: Stigma & The Cave . Syracuse University Press. 2007. 978-0-8156-0882-0 .

Anthologies

• Book: Inclined to Speak. 2008. registration. Hayan Charara. University of Arkansas Press. 978-1-55728-866-0 .
• Book: Language for a New Century. W.W. Norton. Tina Chang . Nathalie Handal . Ravi Shankar . April 17, 2008. 978-0-393-33238-4 .
• Long Island Island Sounds (NSPS Press) ^[5]

Criticism

• Book: Gwendolyn Brooks: Poetry and the Heroic Voice . University Press of Kentucky. 1988. 978-0-8131-0180-4 .
• Book: Heroism in the New Black Poetry: Introductions and Interviews . University Press of Kentucky. 1992. 978-0-8131-0807-0 .

External links

• "Author's website"

Notes and References

1. Web site: NYSCA Literary Tree . Person Detail: D H Melhem .
2. Web site: The East Hampton Star . July 25, 2013 . Diana M. Vogel . March 9, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090410/http://easthamptonstar.com/Obituaries/2013725/Diana-M-Vogel . April 2, 2015 . dead .
3. Web site: DHMelhem.com . D. H. Melhem .
4. Book: Melhem, D. H.. Gwendolyn Brooks: Poetry & the Heroic Voice. The University Press of Kentucky. 1987.
5. Web site: The Graduate Center, CUNY . www.gc.cuny.edu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100305125508/http://www.gc.cuny.edu/alumni/notes.htm . 2010-03-05.