Originally from Newfoundland, Melanie Power is a poet based in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. Her debut collection, Full Moon of Afraid and Craving, was published by McGill-Queen’s University Press in 2022. Her work has appeared in various literary journals, including Poetry Ireland Review, Grain, The Malahat Review, Arc Poetry, and Southword, among others. Her poetry has won The Fiddlehead’’s Ralph Gustafson Award for Best Poem and subTerrain’s Literary Award, as well as been shortlisted for The Montreal International Poetry Prize, Arc Poetry'‘s Poem of the Year Contest, and longlisted for the CBC Poetry Prize. Professionally, she has experience in communications, marketing, copy-writing, and design. She has also worked as a teacher and editor, and has held an array of mentorship positions. She holds an MA in English Literature and Creative Writing from Concordia University, and is currently pursuing a SSHRC-funded interdisciplinary PhD in oral history and literature.