I am an intrepid tracker.
Hunting. I read broken twigs,
indentations in soft mud,
finding the fleeing crab
across endless sandflats.
I read my woman’s salty skin,
snail trails of dried tears.
I fear the hot jungle nights,
soft voices wafting in through
open windows.
A German-born UK national, Rose Mary Boehm lives and works in Lima, Peru. Author of two novels, eight poetry collections and one chapbook, her work has been widely published mostly by US poetry journals. A new full-length poetry collection is forthcoming in 2026. https://www.rose-mary-boehm-poet.com/
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