Melissa Elder

How can a thought, feeling, sound, or smell so quickly whip us back into a memory? Why do these seemingly insignificant moments bubble to the surface? Are they to remind us that we are an accidental collection of experiences or an intentional gallery of actions? The poetry of Nostalgia highlights the memories of the melancholy, the struggle, and the joy of a single life, Melissa's life. Memories that evoke feelings we all share either as the star...