OWL’S KAHOOT
Outside my window at night I hear sounds.
Sounds of animals having fun. As my eyelids
were shutting I heard a “Who Who”
I was being funny I said “Me” and the owl said “You”
In the morning I woke up only to hear something at the door
I said “Who” it said “Who” I said “Me” and it said “You”
I opened the door and the owl flew in. I followed him upstairs then stopped
before a light. When the light was gone the owl was too.
—from 2024 Rattle Young Poets Anthology
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Why do you like to write poetry?
Djuna Wills: “I like to write poetry because it’s entertaining, and it’s fun to write things that you think about.”
