The
Tookany Review
Vol. IV
Winter 2008
Poetry written by Cheltenham Township Adult School Workshop Participants
Cheltenham, PA
In this issue
Edited by Deborah Fries
cover image by
E. Twan Crawford
Claudia Beechman
One poem
Laps
for my mother
Pushing herself right through it,
The lavender dome of her head rising and falling,
Arms sweeping the water.
Then on her back,
Eyes skyward
Her rhythm not stopping,
Even breathing even
Keeping time with clouds shifting,
Making small, silent waves only she can hear,
In the clear, cool rush receiving her.
Claudia Beechman
is a Philadelphia native who taught French and Spanish
for 25 years. She has performed as a singer in high schools, universities,
theatres, museums and cabarets in the Philadelphia area, Canada and New
York. Claudia is also an essayist and lyricist whose work has appeared in
Bucks County Writer, NewMystics.com, The Philadelphia Inquirer
and The Charlotte Observer. Her music has been aired on WXPN's Sleepy
Hollow program. She lives in Glenside with her husband, Barry Cohen.
At
this time, The Tookany Review is accepting only the work of
writers who are enrolled
or have been enrolled in
Cheltenham Adult School
writing workshops.
For
more information about writing workshops offered by
the Cheltenham Township Adult School, contact:
Cheltenham Township Adult
School
1414 Panther Road
Wyncote, PA 19095
Phone: 215-887-1720