Melissa (she/her) is a MA graduate student in Irish Studies and English and a poet, translator and dancer/choreographer. Her research interests include early and late modern Ireland, postcolonialism, gender and queer studies, bardic poetry,  environmental humanities, space/place theory and Phenomenology.  She is the author of Noctilucent, among other books and previously taught creative writing, composition, literature and Shakespeare at colleges in the Southwest for over ten years. She has an M.F.A in Poetry from Naropa  University and a B.A. from Brandeis University. Find her at melissabuckheit.com.

Since stepping on stage at the age of six, Eli (he/they) has been immersed in Shakespeare and Drama thoroughly throughout their life. They graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in English from UNC: North Carolina, and minors in Drama and History. Perhaps their crowning achievement is UNC’s award for best honor’s thesis for a paper on exemplarity in ‘Julius Caesar.’ In their subsequent years in undergrad, Eli would direct three Shakespeare productions, including one which they partially adapted; creating a, still continuous, yearly tradition at UNC of putting on “drunk Shakespeare.” Similarly, they took on a mentorship role as a counselor at The American Shakespeare Center Theatre Camp, teaching teens scansion, rhetoric, and history in a practically applicable environment. However, Eli has been committed to expanding their horizons beyond the limited scope of the Early Modern with voyages to realms of theology, history, and political theory. In all their writing and scholarship, they hope to shine new light on topics some may hold as archaic.  

Meghan (she/her) is a graduate student in English literature at Boston College, where she will complete her degree in the spring of 2026. She earned her undergraduate degree from The Pennsylvania State University, where she wrote her honors thesis on Sally Rooney’s Normal People and the deconstruction of the normative romance novel. Her scholarly interests focus on 18th-century British literature and the rise of the novel, with particular attention to how narrative forms shape and challenge cultural norms. Passionate about literary analysis and education, she is dedicated to fostering critical engagement with texts in and beyond the classroom. She finds fulfillment in helping others develop confidence in their writing, believing that finding one’s written voice is both an intellectual and personal empowerment. When she’s not immersed in literature or rushing to complete a discussion post, Meghan enjoys athletics, knitting, and spending time with family and friends. 

Sonya (she/her) is a recent graduate of the Boston College English MA program. Her research interests include Irish literature and political theory. She holds a BS in English from the United States Air Force Academy.

Simon (he/him) is a BC English MA student who focuses on Modernism and literary theory. 

Grace (she/her) is a first-year English Master's student at Boston College. Her research interest is in decolonial theory, with intersections in Indigenous literature, African American literature, and Caribbean literature. She is originally from Taunton, MA, and studied at Bridgewater State University for her undergrad, where she was a proud English major with double minors in Native American Indigenous Studies and African American Studies. Outside of the classroom, Grace sings in the Boston College University Chorale.