Melissa Eleftherion

Wanderer of the Wasteland

A vintage library card imprinted with "W Grey, Wanderer of the Wasteland" is collaged on the left side of the small canvas. A jellyfish is collaged to the right of the library card & appears to float between the card & the raw canvas space.
Melissa Eleftherion (she/they) is a writer, a librarian, & a visual artist. Born & raised in Brooklyn, they are the author of three poetry collections including gutter rainbows (Querencia Press, 2024) & 12 chapbooks. Melissa lives in Northern California where she  served as Poet Laureate for the City of Ukiah, manages the Ukiah Branch Library, & curates the LOBA Reading Series.

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