Melanie von Nagel

[1] Melanie von Nagel lived in Munich during World War II, writing book reviews for Die Literatur.

[3] As Muska Nagel, she published poetry and translations, and was recognized as a scholar of Paul Celan, and Ivan Illich.

[4] Poet Constance Hunting was her close friend and publisher, and she was a longtime correspondent of Italian writer Nicola Chiaromonte,[5][6] Books of poetry by Nagel included Things That Surround Us (1987), Elements (1990), and Letters to the Interior (1996).

[10] She was a member of the Regina Laudis community with Mother Benedict Duss and Dolores Hart, and she served on the committee to revise the abbey's constitution.

[4] Mother Jerome von Nagel Mussayassul died at the Abbey of Regina Laudis in 2006, aged 98 years.