A series of poems by Hannah Fries
A series of poems from al
um Hannah Fries’ (poetry, ’10) new book, Sea Paintings: Winslow Homer, appears at Terrain.org:
The Artist’s Studio in an Afternoon Fog
The artist’s mother, hours before he’s born,
stands before her easel in a wide, white,
streaked pinafore, a weather-beaten sail,
brush suspended briefly, midair. Outside
the window, the sun finds its way through
and the child inside her stirs, as if to sense
already his form within its envelope
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