About

Emo, empath, creator of music, lyrics and poems through the incredible world of words.

Skater, surfer, yogi, beach-bum, muso in every sense of the word. Lover of poetry, prose and heartfelt lyrics.

I seek out the positive in every experience in life, and process it and all I feel onto paper. That’s how I learn and share and grow.

Debut poetry collection titled “Soul Refraction” released February 2023 thanks to Dragonfly Publishing. 

Words also published in Black Bough, Anti-Heroin Chic, RDW World, Newcastle Poets at the Pub Anthologies, Blot From the Blue Anthologies, and various Instagram features (ByMePoetryAus, ByMePoetry, SubtlePoetz, UntwineMe.Australia, RDW.World, ManKindPoetry, OceaniaInk, OrigamiPoesy, CooeePoetry to name a few).

Awards include:
– 1st Place in SA Summer Slam Heat 2023 in South Australia.
– 1st Place in World of Poetry’s 1K Instagram competition in Dec 2021.
– 3rd Place at SA Winter Slam Final 2021 in South Australia.
– 2nd Place at SA Winter Slam Heat 2021 in South Australia.
– 1st Place at West Side Slam (NSW) in April 2021.
– 1st Place at Ruckus Online Video Slam (Brisbane) in July 2020.

Featured Poet at:
– Spoke & Bird (Singapore) in April 2024.
– Cherry Poets (Melbourne) in February 2024.
– Vocable (Lismore via video link) in February 2024.
– Smith’s Alternative (Canberra) in October 2023.
– Poetica Petit (Sydney) in October 2023.
– Prince Poetry Beat (Gold Coast) in October 2023.
– Perth Poetry Club (Perth) in October 2023.
– KSP Sundowner (Perth) in October 2023.
– Gawler Poets at the pub (Adelaide) in April 2023.
– Gawler Poetry Workshop (Adelaide) on Writing Vulnerably in April 2023.
– Festival of Now (Adelaide) in October 2022.
– Alternator Poetry Australian Poetry Slam Heat (Gold Coast) in August 2022.
– Perth Poetry Club (Perth) open mic in June 2022.
– Mixed Bag Poetry (Adelaide) open mic in May 2022.
– Spoke N Slurred (Adelaide) open mic in February 2022.
– West Side Slam (Sydney via video link) in May 2021.
– The Good Word (Adelaide via video link) open mic in May 2020.

Regularly perform spoken word poetry live around Adelaide, and all over Australia and the world at many online events.

Moderated at Your Place Online Events (both open mics and slams) in NZ.

You can also find Paul R Kohn on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, SoundCloud and Tumblr.