Monica Meneghetti is a multilingual language professional and writer with a penchant for cross-displinary collaboration. Her work appears in print and online as well as in musical scores and on stage. Her written work has appeared in Prairie Journal, Prairie Fire, Filling Station and Canadian Alpine Journal. She has also published online with CBC Canada Writes, CBC Hyperlocal, Trivia: Voices of Feminism and Plenitude Magazine. Her first work of literary translation, The Call of the Ice, was published by Mountaineer's Books and was a finalist for a Banff Mountain Book Award.

“Through vivid, dream-like vignettes, Monica Meneghetti explores that which sustains families, both biological and chosen, through loss and growth. Written with the precision of a recipe and the lyricism of a poem, What the Mouth Wants approaches difficult or misunderstood topics—the death of a parent, childhood and ancestral trauma, bisexuality, and polyamory—with sensitivity and honesty.” -- Sierra Skye Gemma, winner of a National Magazine Award and National Newspaper Award

“In delicious bite-sized morsels, Monica Meneghetti serves up a feast of memory that will leave you richly satisfied—yet ravenous for more.” -- Susan Olding, award-winning writer & author

"What the Mouth Wants expresses with eloquent candor that while there are boundaries and behaviors to challenge, others of flesh and blood are sometimes best left alone.” -- Meg Nola, Foreword Reviews