meaning · economy · lyricism · innovation · clarity
C.E. Chaffin — Editor-in-Chief
C.E. Chaffin founded and edited The Melic Review from its first issue in 1999 through the final issue (XXVII) in 2008. A poet and critic, Chaffin selected and introduced the work of hundreds of poets over nine years.
The journal published poetry, fiction, and essays with a commitment to meaning, economy, lyricism, innovation, and clarity — principles distilled in the journal's name (from the Greek melic: of or pertaining to lyric poetry).
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