Heat by H.D.
This morning was one of those heavy, humid mornings, hotter and sunnier than a morning has any right to be before 9 o’clock. It put me in mind of […]
Category Archives: Poetry
Sound Bites: William Carlos Williams
“To be hungry is to be great”–William Carlos Williams “To be hungry is to be great” is the name of a poem from a collection called An Early Martyr and […]
Link Buffet: Expectations vs. Reality
At Mother Jones, The Secret History of Black Chefs in America. I was particularly moved by this description of how the chefs’ accomplishments were undervalued, which is a pattern one […]
Quick Hit: Robespierre’s ode to tarts
I am reading A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel–24th on my #readwomen2014 shelf– and am still very early in the book, when the future leaders of the French […]
Search Term Sampler: “Late August”
The term that led some anonymous seeker to my site: margaret atwood sex plums exploding That sounds exciting! I’ve definitely written about plums before, and Margaret Atwood does write some […]
Sound Bites: Gertrude Stein
“If you enjoy it, you understand it.”–Gertrude Stein This quote is taken from an interview between Stein and a radio interviewer called William Lundell. This interview took place during Stein’s […]
The 5 Second Rule
I recently finished In the Kettle, the Shriek, a collection of poems by Hannah Stephenson, and was delighted to come across a poem called “Five Second Rule.” I do not […]
Carly, Cupcakes, and Thou–new sonnets by Nicole Steinberg
I was excited to receive my copy of Nicole Steinberg’s new book of poetry in the mail today. As I’ve posted on Scribal Tattoo, Getting Lucky is a volume of […]
Odes to Plums
“The Word Plum” by Helen Chasin The word plum is delicious pout and push, luxury of self-love, and savoring murmur full in the mouth and falling like fruit taut skin pierced, bitten, provoked […]
Food Music Playlist #2: Vegetable Medley
We are in the midst of Week 15 of my CSA: the season is half over. I can hardly believe it! To mark this midpoint, I present you with a […]
