Melissa D. Birkhofer

Melissa D. Birkhofer (b. 1977, Iowa City, Iowa) is a settler-scholar and visiting assistant professor in the English Department at Appalachian State University.

Exiled: A Tsotsil Poem
By Ruperta Bautista Vázquez
September 2023
Ruperta Bautista Vázquez
Photo by James Gaither / FlickrNutsel Lok’el Lumal o’ anemun te avelov anta snamajesoj ukun lok’el te atojol, sts’ujetel spukujil jtoyobailetik snet’ojukun lok’el te atojol. Pochan jve’eletik st…
Life: A Maya Kaqchikel Poem
By Negma Coy
September 2023
Negma Coy
The Mayan glyph k’aslem, which means life, is courtesy of the artist, Negma CoyK’aslem Yixajon chupam ri k’aq’ïq’ achi’el jun xik’awuj ri nisustut yib’ixan pa nik’aj aq’a’ achi’el ri tukr…