Paschen, Elise 2009; 2011
with Reginald Gibbons
with Kevin Prufer
I had removed
the hook from which
he’d swung with such
momentous grace.
But wasn’t I snared?
That look, that flash
as I tossed him back,
alive, in air.
– Elise Paschen, “Angling”
Listen to an interview with Elise Paschen about the collection of poetry she edited:
From milkweed to lupine a woman shadows
a monarch. Slowly makes her way, conveys
her weight with care. Inside the womb her son
flutters, then butterfly-kicks against walls.
– Elise Paschen, “Monarch”
Read this interview with Elise Paschen from Valparaiso Poetry Review:
Elise Paschen Interviewed by Edward Byrne
EDWARD BYRNE ~ ELISE PASCHEN INTERVIEWED BY EDWARD BYRNE I n November of 2006 I was pleased to introduce Elise Paschen for her poetry reading in the excellent Writing Out Loud series of author presentations at the Michigan City Public Library, not far from Valparaiso.
