The Eloquent Poem 128Elise Paschen, an enrolled member of the Osage Nation, is the author of, most recently, The Nightlife, Bestiary, Infidelities, and Houses: Coasts. Her poems have been published in The New Yorker and Poetry, among other magazines, and in numerous anthologies. She is the editor of The New York Times best selling anthology, Poetry Speaks to Children, and co editor of Poetry Speaks and Poetry in Motion, among other anthologies. Former Executive Director