About Mellisa (she/her)

I obtained my M.A. in Writing from Johns Hopkins University, where I received the National Society of Collegiate Scholars Graduate Award. My creative nonfiction has appeared in Humans and Nature Press Digital, The Common Online, Elsewhere Journal, and other publications. With the dithyrambler, I co-write The Sonnet Sisters on Substack.

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I obtained my M.Phil. in Medieval Studies from Trinity College Dublin. An article adapted from my thesis, which was a comparative study of Early Irish and Japanese nature poetry, appeared in Studia Celtica Fennica. 

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Recently published: 'Purgatory Lingering' (poetry)

Dandelion Scribes (2026)

Read 'Purgatory Lingering'

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Recently published: 'Room to Rent' (creative nonfiction)

Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature (2026)

Read 'Room to Rent'​

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Go to my Writing page