Elise Paschen is an American poet and member of the Osage Nation.
The daughter of renowned prima ballerina Maria Tallchief[1] and Chicago contractor Henry D. Paschen, she was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, where she attended the Francis W. Parker School.
degrees in 20th Century British and American Literature, she co-founded and co-edited Oxford Poetry.
Her latest poetry book, Tallchief, was a tribute to her mother and was released in October 2023.
[4] Paschen teaches in the MFA Writing Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.