Kathryn Paulsen
A poem says . . .
Pay attention:
This word
rhymes or not
This line
stops or not
runs over into
another or not
for a reason
The reason is yours
to hunt down
Unscramble
Reap
Keep
Kathryn Paulsen’s poetry and prose have appeared in publications from Canada to Ireland to Australia. She also writes novels, stage plays, and screenplays. "A poem says" first appeared in her chapbook The Poetry Habit, which came out from Clare Songbirds Publishing earlier this year (https://www.claresongbirdspub.com/authors/kathryn-paulsen/). Her dream-themed chapbook Catch of the Night was subsequently published by Bottlecap Press (https://bottlecap.press/products/catchofthenight?keyword=Paulsen). Kathryn lives in New York City but has roots in many places.