Women whose hair never gets wet convene
like broken shells do
at the edge of waves
They assemble in beach chairs
like ancestors sat around campfires
in a quest for news
They gather gossip
like seagulls collect clams
to drop on sharp rocks
Fran Abrams lives in Rockville, MD. Her poems have been published in numerous journals and anthologies. Her books include the full-length collection, I Rode the Second Wave: A Feminist Memoir (November 2022), and two chapbooks, The Poet Who Loves Pythagoras (April 2023), and Arranging Words (October 2023). Her fourth book of poems, titled Traveling on the Number Nine Bus, is forthcoming from Kelsay Books. Fran was co-editor of an anthology of poems, including her own, titled Echoes through the Stacks (April 2024). Her poem, “Flying Away,” was nominated by Gargoyle Magazine for a Pushcart Prize. Please visit franabramspoetry.com for more.
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