Lucas Scheelk (they/them) is an autistic nonbinary poet and artist; they’re an antizionist Jew who’s part of the Irish-diaspora.

_{[pronounced shh-elk - like you’re telling an elk to shh]}

While it’s cool to note that they’re a Pushcart Prize nominated poet, they’re a poet because it’s their promise to stay alive.

Scheelk is originally from the so-called Twin Cities on occupied Turtle Island - born in Minneapolis, and raised in St. Paul. They moved to so-called Washington state with their spouse in 2018.

Scheelk also utilizes their Hebrew name Sa’ar Keshet (Rainbow Storm) in artistic spaces.

Scheelk writes and creates art about autistic advocacy, literary accessibility, Little Free Libraries, living with dynamic disabilities, Judaism, finding space within diaspora, queerness, trans and nonbinary identity, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, prior homelessness, trauma, etc.

Scheelk has written three poetry books -

For a more detailed CV, access this page here.

For a teaser of Scheelk’s work, check out:

AS OF SEPTEMBER 2025:

OPEN for poetry and painting commissions

Available for virtual performances only

For contact info, check out their linktr.ee page.

DISCLAIMER:

All writing and art created by Lucas Scheelk / Sa’ar Keshet is 100% human-made, and does NOT use generative AI or ChatGPT.

This page does NOT endorse generative AI or ChatGPT.

Any writing and/or art created by Lucas Scheelk / Sa’ar Keshet may NOT be used for generative AI or ChatGPT, and permission will NOT be given for that purpose.