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"It was all
about the process"

~ melida rodas

Melida Rodas

Poet LaureateOf Jersey City

2025 - 2026

Photo by: Zach Mayo

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Poetry Album Being Released Soon - Stay Tuned !
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Ellis Island 
​Literature of Immigration Project
Melida's Writing as a Teaching Tool  

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New York City
Poetry Festival

Governor's Island
Poetry Society of New York 

Poet: Melida Rodas
Violinist: Jose Gonzalez "Le Fiddler"

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Inaugural 
Poet

Rodas made history in 2013 when she was chosen by The City of Jersey City to serve as inaugural poet. She recited her poem “There in a City, Our, Jersey City” at Mayor Steven Fulop's Inauguration Ceremony. Her performance captivated an audience of more than 2,000 people.

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 "I found your piece incredibly moving, and the show as a whole had so much soul. I’m a HUGE fan of projection & multimedia - your wall just came to life in this pulsating manner. It felt like a heartbeat. It was intimate and bittersweet and so honest, while still having this whimsical/dream-memory quality. I loved it! "
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~ Christine Goodman,  

Director - Office of Cultural Affairs

City of Jersey City

Books.Journals.Magazines

Melida Rodas Among Literary Masters Such As :

Robert Frost, John Steinbeck, Hernest Hemingway, Walt Whitman, Ezra Pound,

William Carlos Williams, Langston Hughes, Upton Sinclair,

Maxine Hong Kingston, Tillie Olsen, Philip Levine,  

Martin Espada and more !

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Oxford
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Melida Rodas - Transformations
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JC POETS 
Film Series

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Awards

 Accolades & Recognitions​​

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