“Off the Santorini cliff on a dark, starless night, I tossed a message in a bottle and love found me washed up on the black lava sand of the Aegean shore. As with my previous loves, volcanic in nature. Almost destructive before it started.”

Melody Lee is a Korean-American poet and educator. She blends traditional Korean poetic forms with contemporary themes, exploring identity, memory, and the immigrant experience. Her work often reflects on cultural displacement with quiet precision and emotional depth.