Fran has read her poems at many open mics and as a featured reader:
On Tuesday, March 12, 2024, Fran read a selection of poems from each of her three books at the Wilde Reading Series presented by HoCoPoLitSo (hocopolitso.org) in partnership with the Columbia Arts Center, Columbia, MD.
On Saturday, May 20, 2023, Fran read from her book titled I Rode the Second Wave: A Feminist Memoir, at the Gaithersburg Book Festival (GBF) at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg, MD, and signed books after the reading.
On Thursday, May 4, 2023, Fran read poems from both of her new books at DiVerse Poetry reading series at Casey Community Center in Gaithersburg, MD, and signed books after the reading.
On Sunday, April 23, 2023, Fran read her poems on the Poetry Stage at the Kensington Day of the Book Festival.
On Sunday, April 2, Fran read her poems at Washington Writers’ Publishing House virtual reading welcoming Poetry Month.
On January 19, 2023, Fran was the guest poet on Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio hosted by Dr. Michael Anthony Ingram. They discussed her book, "I Rode the Second Wave: A Feminist Memoir" and she read a selection of poems from the book. You can download and listen to a recording of the program here.
On June 29, 2022, Fran was a guest poet on Zoom at Poets vs. the Pandemic, sponsored by The Word Works, with featured poet Sue Ellen Thompson, and guest poet Aaron Caycedo-Kimuro. You can see the program here. Fran's part begins at about 17:18.
On March 18, 2021, Fran read her poem from This Is What America Looks Like, and several other poems she has written, at a poetry reading on Zoom presented by Washington Writers' Publishing House and the City of Takoma Park. You can watch her reading on YouTube here. She is introduced by the moderator at 17:49 and her reading follows. The book is available at washingtonwriters.org and on Amazon.
Houston Poetry Fest (houstonpoetryfest.info) at University of Houston Downtown on October 13, 2019, and
DiVerse Gaithersburg Poetry Reading Series at Quince Orchard Library, Gaithersburg, MD on December 8, 2019.
Poetry Reading at DiVerse Gaithersburg