Traci O’Dea, the author of Waving, was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She has an MA and an MFA from Johns Hopkins University. Her book, Restricted Movement (Scotland Street Press 2021), includes paintings by her father. Additionally, her work appears in Poetry, Poetry Daily, Literary Matters, 32 Poems, The Jersey Evening Post, The Fiddlehead, Where I See the Sun: Contemporary Poetry in the Virgin Islands, and elsewhere. Traci works as a writer and editor in Channel Islands, UK. Visit her website at traciodea.com
The poems in Waving are often playful and sexy. They carry with them a dark undercurrent. Conceits from the sea, nature, and art address issues of loss and death. Though often metrical, the content and imagery frequently dictate the poems' delineation on the page.
Cover photo by Paul Hubbard
ISBN-13: 978-1954573-08-6
eISBN-13: 978-1-954573-09-3
Library of Congress Control Number: 2021942151