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Two Ekphrastic Poems: “Headless Mary” and “Mary and MAGA” [guest post]

melanieweldonsoiset / September 30, 2025

My friend Judy Walsh-Mellett shares two ekphrastic poems inspired by two different statues of Mary: “Headless Mary” and “Mary and Maga.”

Hi, my name is Melanie Weldon-Soiset, and I've held many roles over the years: teacher, student, poet, pastor, immigrant, and #ChurchToo survivor. The way I best describe myself, however, is "God's Poem." One day that'll be my epitaph. In the meantime, I love to bike on local Washington, DC greenways, or enjoy an evening fire.

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