Karen Quickley is an emerging North American poet. She is the author of The Beautiful Thing (KDP 2024 and 2025), a body of ekphrastic work on a theme of romantic love. Her other work has been featured in numerous print and online publications such as The Galway Review and New English Review and has been nominated for Best of the Net. She and her tabby pussycat reside in the Greater Cleveland area in the U.S. Currently Karen is working on two children's book projects. You are invited to read more about her at karenquickly.net.