The Melic Review

C.E. Chaffin — Poetry, Issue XIV

From Issue XIV of The Melic Review

C.E. Chaffin (b. 1954) was the founder and editor of The Melic Review, which he ran for its entire nine-year publication history from 1999 to 2008.

A medical doctor by profession (UCLA, Phi Beta Kappa), Chaffin was also a prolific poet with over 500 published pieces and more than 20 featured poet appearances. His first poetry collection, Elementary, was published in 1997. His work appeared in journals including Avatar Review and Terrain.org.

In addition to editing the journal, Chaffin contributed his own poetry and essays to multiple issues, and offered a six-week poetry tutorial to aspiring writers.

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