Melanie wrote this essay about how our names shape who we are in this world…
Have you ever felt how your name has shaped your experiences? Let us know in the comments.
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🌼 We asked @melhan , the poet behind “MV Sewol,” about the process of writing the piece and what remembrance means to her.
Swipe through to read the Q&A, and find the poem at choamagazine.com.
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12 years on, we remember 🎗️
A poem by @melhan and a photo by @junmichaelpark come together, honouring the lives lost in the MV Sewol tragedy and holding space for those who grieve.
Take a moment to read the full poem at choamagazine.com
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For those we remember.
@melhan , poet, author and editor, offers a poetic tribute to the lives lost in the MV Sewol tragedy—holding memory, grief, and love in tender balance.
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Read the full poem at choamagazine.com
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We're so happy to announce that Melanie Hyo-In Han will be joining us for a Cocoon residency!
Later this year @melhan will be in residence @then_try_this as part of Dr Ben Longdon's @uk_mvp project (which is hosted @uni_exe_cec ), funded by @nercscience , with additional project partners @rfox_butterfliesmoths@savebutterflies
Born in Korea and raised in East Africa, Melanie Hyo-In Han recently moved from the US to the UK. She is the author of Passing Notes in Secret, Abecedarian: Banff, Canada, My Dear Yeast, and Sandpaper Tongue, Parchment Lips, as well as the translator of several collections of Spanish poetry.
During the Cocoon Residency, she'll be working on a poetry pamphlet about moths and the viruses that affect them. In Korean culture, moths have long been associated with spirits and memory; drawing on these symbolisms, as well as her own experiences with migration, Melanie will be exploring fragility and generational memory through fragmented lyric and visual poetry. She will also be hosting eco-poetry workshops for local participants, focusing on the ecological significance of moths.
@melhan , a poet, author, and editor, offers a tribute to the lives lost in the MV Sewol tragedy, holding memory, grief, and love in tender balance.
Photo by @junmichaelpark
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🦋 choamagazine.com (link in bio)
**Visual / Experimental Poetry Contest Results**
Mya Matteo Alexice @myamatteoalexice and the Garden Party Collective have together selected the following three winners:
* Sasha Smith @stesseract_
* Blessing Omeiza Ojo @ink_spiller_1
* Melanie Hyo-In Han @melhan
Each winner has received $50 as prize support, plus publication:
/contest-5-visual-experimental
Check out their amazing work <3
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After 3 glorious weeks in Lisbon, my time as the writer-in-residence at Casa Mísia has come to an end 🥲 Thank you, @kef_portugal for this truly amazing opportunity to research, write, and rest in the house of the late fado singer 🥹
What happens when language splinters, shifts, or slips between worlds? In Fragmented Voices, we’ll explore experimental forms like erasure, blackout, and multilingual work — and find the poetry hiding in the cracks.
This 4-week class with Melanie Hyo-In Han is your chance to play, question, and build something bold.
🗓️ Sundays, Nov 16–Dec 7
🖋️ Online via Zoom
🔗 Enroll through the link in our bio
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Cheers to another year 🎉 Here’s to even more beach trips, hikes in the mountains, and time to smell the flowers with family and friends by my side 🥳
This week, Melanie writes a poem that answers the question "Where is Home?" If you are a TCK, an MK, or a CCK, you have surely been asked this question and wondered how to answer it. Maybe you've come up with your own fragmented version - but each city that you've been, the visions, smells, or perhaps even a specific sound, may come to mind for you. Home is complicated, but it's nice to recall all the places with people we know.
To read this poem, click on the link to our website in our bio.
