Melissa Rose is an internationally recognized performance poet and playwright. She started her journey in poetry and performance in 2001 at the age of 16 . At age 19 she was one of the creators, hosts, coaches of the Palo Alto Poetry Slam, representing Palo Alto at the National Poetry Slam in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2014.

 

Melissa has performed across the United States and in over 30 cities in Germany and Austria, including Munich, Frankfurt, Salzburg, and Hamburg, and was a featured poet at the German National Poetry Slam in 2010. Her one woman show, “Baggage” was selected and performed at several theatre festivals in New York City and was awarded Best Play at the Downtown Urban Arts Festival in 2020.

 

Her poetry has been showcased in various publications, including Litjar Magazine, Broken Image Magazine, the International Slam Anthology “Planet Slam,” Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast, and the live performance DVD “The Survival of the Ill List.”