Arto Melleri

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Arto Matti Vihtori Melleri (7 September 1956, Lappajärvi – 13 May 2005, Helsinki) was a Finnish poet and writer. Melleri gained fame with the play Pete Q in the 1970s. He studied at the Theatre Academy of Helsinki 1976 - 1980. He was granted artist's Finnish state pension in 2003.

Arto Melleri was a many-sided writer; his output consisting of poetry, collections of short stories, plays, a film script and an opera libretto.

Arto Melleri was known as an archetype of a Finnish bohemian poet. He was hit by a car in 1998, causing him a brain damage, which eventually led to his demise. Melleri was married to Nadja Pyykkö.