Melissa Eleftherion (she/they) is a cis queer human, a writer, a librarian, and a visual artist. She is the author of Field Guide to Autobiography (Operating System, 2018), and nine chapbooks, including Little Ditch (above/ground press, 2018) and Trauma Suture (above/ground press, 2020). Born and raised in Brooklyn, Melissa created, developed, and cocurates The SFSU Poetry Center Chapbook Exchange with Elise Ficarra. She now lives in Northern California where she manages the Ukiah Library, teaches creative writing, and curates the LOBA Reading Series. Recent work is available at www.apoetlibrarian.wordpress.com.