Mellisa Pascale

writer + medievalist

Recently Published

"Intersections in Early Irish and Japanese Nature Poetry: Seasons and Place Names"

Read in Studia Celtica Fennica

Photo of Himeji-jo in Himeji, Japan. Photo by Mellisa Pascale.

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Writing

"City of Leaves"

(personal essay)

The Common Online

Read in The Common

Two

Autumns

A narrative nonfiction project including "City of Leaves" and other essays.

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Photo of a fox in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photo by Mellisa Pascale.

Writing

More of my work in Humans and Nature Press Digital, Amon Hen, Dandelion Scribes, and other publications.

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About

In addition to my creative work, I recently received my Postgraduate Diploma in Old Irish.

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Photo of the cliffs on Inis Mór, Ireland. Photo by Mellisa Pascale.

Images on this page from top to bottom, left to right: Harris Saddle on Routeburn Track, New Zealand; Himeji-jo in Himeji, Japan; Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, PA; Inis Mór, Ireland. All images are my own and cannot be used without my express permission.