Fremantle Shipping News is pleased to bring you The Wednesday Poem.
In this feature we post poems by Freo and Freo-connected poets and those who may not call themselves poets but love writing poetry or having a go!
Today, we are pleased to bring you Cats Like Plain Crisps by Carolyn Abbs.


Carolyn Abbs is author of two poetry collections: Why She Gave Me the Painting (WAPP, 2025) and The Tiny Museums (UWAP, 2017), previously Highly Commended in the Dorothy Hewett Award for an unpublished manuscript. She lives near the ocean in South Fremantle.
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