Melis Gördem is a fourth-year at Rutgers University, majoring in Psychology and double minoring in Creative Writing and English to get the best out of all of her passions.
While balancing her coursework, she enjoys writing melodramatic poetry in the moment or when reminiscing life experiences. Her poetry is featured in the following published collected works: She Will Speak Series: Gender-Based Violence Anthology, Art Cult Zine Issue #11, Genre: Urban Arts Issue #8, and All the Things That Shine Charity Anthology. Her poetry also resides within literary arts magazines, Rose Quartz Magazine and Royal Rose Magazine. Also, she writes poetry book reviews for Can We Discuss Poetry on Instagram.
To keep up with Melis, check out her Instagram and Twitter. She hopes that with her introspective poetry, her voice will be heard.