Melissa Buzzeo is the author of four full-length books: THE DEVASTATION (Nightboat Books, 2015), FOR WANT AND SOUND (Les Figues Press, 2013), FACE (BookThug, 2009), and WHAT BEGAN US (Leon Works, 2007). She has taught at Brown University, the University of Iowa, and Naropa University, and currently teaches at Pratt Institute. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.