Carlos Ponce Melendez
Carlos Ponce-Meléndez poems have appeared in The Dreamcatcher, The Poet, Voices Along the River, Desahogate, Small Brushes, The Texas Observer, El Angel, Celebrate, several anthologies and numerous Spanish magazines. He also teaches creative writing at schools and community centers.
Noise. It’s a group of letters that became Poems
Projects
9 December 2025
Noise. It’s a group of letters that became Poems
I Like… I like women without limits Women who ignore control, Disregard frontiers and break rules I like women who love without reserve And sing with the universal voice of passion. I like women who don’t have forbidden zones Nor do they hold back their pleasures I like women…
An old man looks for a way to keep his mind sharp
Short story
29 October 2024
An old man looks for a way to keep his mind sharp
Niko loved supermarket lines. It wasn’t so when Niko arrived at the U.S. as an engineer for an automaker plant. Then he liked to go shopping but hated lines.
Is this a fantasy?
Surrealism
5 September 2024
Is this a fantasy?
This is a vision of the future of humans if we learn to live in peace.
How did I sleep?
Poem
25 March 2024
How did I sleep?
How did I sleep? Badly, as far as Gaza is from here, I could hear the cries from children without limbs, without fud, without parents. I could hear the roar of jets, helicopters, and missiles destroying their homes, their temples, their hospitals, and their hope. Some say it’s war, it’s…
Perverse calories
Short story
4 September 2023
Perverse calories
As Troy Warriors, perverse calorieshide inside aromatic chocolates with horsey figures,bleeding stakes, unlucky lobsters, and pedigree wines. It’s a plot to enlarge my vulnerable stomach,destroy my heart, wreck my figure, and crush my skinny self-esteem. Exercise, says my doctor, go on a diet, whispers my wifechange your attitude, prescribes my…
Poems to Alzheimer’s
Poem
6 August 2019
Poems to Alzheimer’s
As a tribute to all the people who suffers this terrible illness, and to all the people who have a love one suffering Alzheimer's.
Lo que yo sé es que no sé nada
Other stories
30 July 2019
Lo que yo sé es que no sé nada
Viviendo en el futuro, tratando de evitar contratiempos, Joel convirtió su vida en una pesadilla. Siempre pensando que hacer en caso de que lo asaltaran por la noche, dejo de salir de su casa después de las seis de la tarde, para evitar enfermedades, solo come alimentos aburridos y sin…