Melissa Montimurro teaches poetry workshops in the schools and other locations in rural northwestern New Jersey. Her work has appeared in Kalliope, Literal Latte, ForPoetry.com, Three Candles, Tundra, Runes, Bugle, Iris, Comstock Review, American Tanka,and NJPoets. She is the author of the chapbook Onion Festival Seeks Queen (Pudding House).