Mellisa Pascale's nonfiction and poetry have appeared in The Common, Paperbark, Elsewhere, Dandelion Scribes, and other publications. She holds an M.A. in Nonfiction Writing from Johns Hopkins University (2021), where she was the recipient of the NSCS Graduate Award. She also holds an M.Phil. in Medieval Studies and a Postgraduate Diploma in Old Irish, both from Trinity College Dublin (2024, 2025). Her scholarly work can be found in Studia Celtica Fenica (peer-reviewed) and Amon Hen.

Selected work
- Nonfiction
11
- Poetry
3

Intersections in Early Irish and Japanese Nature Poetry: Seasons and Place Names
Studia Celtica Fennica, 2025

Kea Call
Paperbark, 2023

City of Leaves
The Common, 2023

Burrows in the Boneyard
Humans and Nature Press Digital, 2021

Inches
Elsewhere: A Journal of Place, 2022

Bailey
The Loch Raven Review, 2023

Guiding Lights
Soft Star Magazine, 2022

To Wissahickon Creek / After Dusk / The Voyager
Dandelion Scribes, 2024

Field Notes from Ridley Creek
Last Leaves Magazine, 2023

Hedgehog
Moss Puppy Magazine, 2022

Sarashina Nikki and the Travel Diary of Medieval Japan
Atlas: Journal of the Dublin University Geographical Society, 2024

Best Day Trips from Kyoto
Passion Passport, 2022

Guide to Japan's Gifu Prefecture
Passion Passport, 2022

An Ireland Travel Log: At a Snail's Pace
Passion Passport, 2020