Melissa Broder's Early Life and Creative Journey

Melissa Broder shares her childhood experience growing up in Pennsylvania, highlighting her struggles with reality and escapism. Raised in a family where her mother was a teacher and her father a lawyer, she reflects on her artistic inclinations from a young age, particularly through writing poetry. Encouragement from a supportive teacher sparked her passion for poetry, which she credits for keeping her engaged with writing. Her formative years in an all-girls school, though challenging at the time, fostered her creativity and deepened her connection to the written word.