Collection

Poetry and Food

Feast on this smorgasbord of poems about eating and cooking, exploring our relationships with food.

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Planting And Harvesting

- The Raspberry Room
  Karin Gottshall
- Harvest Song
  Jean Toomer
- Blackberrying
  Sylvia Plath
- From the magazine:
  The Rice Fields
  Zilka Joseph
- From the magazine:
  Plum
  Charles Atkinson
- In Defense of Our Overgrown Garden
  Matthea Harvey
- Oystering
  Richard Howard
- September Tomatoes
  Karina Borowicz
- Fanny
  Carolyn Kizer
- From Blossoms
  Li-Young Lee
- Blackberry-Picking
  Seamus Heaney

Eating With Family

- Divorced Fathers and Pizza Crusts
  Mark Halliday
- América
  Richard Blanco
- Scrapple
  Afaa Michael Weaver
- From the magazine:
  Honorary Jew
  John Repp
- My dad & sardines
  Toi Derricotte
- Food
  Brenda Hillman
- Grandpa Vogt’s—1959
  Ben Vogt
- From the magazine:
  Fish or like Fish
  Joel Brouwer
- Family Reunion
  Maxine Kumin
- Self-Portrait as So Much Potential
  Chen Chen
- Persimmons
  Li-Young Lee
- From the magazine:
  Frying Trout while Drunk
  Lynn Emanuel
- Going Home: New Orleans
  Sheryl St. Germain
- The Gospel of Barbecue
  Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
- Women Whose Lives are Food, Men Whose Lives are Money
  Joyce Carol Oates
- When de Co'n Pone's Hot
  Paul Laurence Dunbar
- From the magazine:
  Tablet
  Atsuro Riley
- lessons
  Jacqueline Woodson

Eating With Ghosts

- To the Executive Director of the Actual:
  Bruce Smith
- The Emperor of Ice-Cream
  Wallace Stevens
- From the magazine:
  original [sin]
  Alison C. Rollins
- A Supermarket in California
  Allen Ginsberg
- From the magazine:
  Butter
  Andrea Cohen
- From the magazine:
  Stomackes
  Albert Goldbarth
- From the magazine:
  In the Kitchen
  Chen Jun
- They eat out
  Margaret Atwood
- Eating Together
  Li-Young Lee
- Days of 1994: Alexandrians
  Marilyn Hacker
- Ghost Supper
  David Wojahn
- From the magazine:
  enough food and a mom
  francine j. harris
- In the Middle of Dinner
  Chris Abani
- From the magazine:
  A Whole Foods in Hawai‘i
  Craig Santos Perez

Hunger And Discipline

- From the magazine:
  I allow myself
  Dorothea Grossman
- On A Diet
  William Matthews
- From the magazine:
  Meditation on a Grapefruit
  Craig Arnold
- From the magazine:
  Waiting for the Twelfth
  Kaveh Akbar
- Parthenogenesis
  Brenda Shaughnessy
- China
  Priscilla Lee
- From the magazine:
  The Grind
  Ange Mlinko

Comfort Food

- Contemplations at the Virgin de la Caridad Cafetería, Inc.
  Richard Blanco
- Sitting Down to Breakfast Alone
  Christian Wiman
- Corned Beef and Cabbage
  George Bilgere
- From the magazine:
  Bronzed
  Dean Young
- From the magazine:
  Onions
  William Matthews
- From the magazine:
  Ode to the Midwest
  Kevin Young
- From the magazine:
  Harold’s Chicken Shack #86
  Nate Marshall

Food And Love

- From the magazine:
  Salad Days
  Tomás Q. Morín
- From the magazine:
  Apples
  Peter Heller
- From the magazine:
  Food of Love
  Carolyn Kizer
- From the magazine:
  Swordfish
  Andrew Hudgins
- Appetite
  Rynn Williams
- Inside
  Linda Hogan
- Peanut Butter
  Eileen Myles
- From the magazine:
  Last Meal: Breakfast Tacos, San Antonio, Tejas
  Laurie Ann Guerrero
- From the magazine:
  Oranges
  Roisin Kelly
- The Love Cook
  Ron Padgett
- Cleaning a Fish
  Dave Smith
- From the magazine:
  Peach
  Jennifer Tonge
- From the magazine:
  Love Train
  Tomás Q. Morín
- November Philosophers
  Katie Ford
- Your Invitation to a Modest Breakfast
  Hannah Gamble
- Everything Good between Men and Women
  C. D. Wright
- From the magazine:
  Pitahaya
  Craig Arnold
- Captivity
  Louise Erdrich

Eating For Sustenance And Survival

- The Invention of Cuisine
  Carol Muske-Dukes
- cutting greens
  Lucille Clifton
- Perhaps the World Ends Here
  Joy Harjo
- Blood Soup
  Mary Ruefle
- Bread Soup: An Old Icelandic Recipe
  Bill Holm
- Boston Year
  Elizabeth Alexander
- Oxtail Stew
  David Dominguez
- Pear
  Paisley Rekdal
- From the magazine:
  My Species
  Jane Hirshfield
- 1977: Poem for Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer
  June Jordan
- From the magazine:
  Canned Food Drive
  Kathleen Lynch

Indulgence

- From the magazine:
  Wine
  Pierre Martory
- Wild Peaches
  Elinor Wylie
- Eating the Pig
  Donald Hall
- From the magazine:
  Because our waiters are hopeless romantics
  Amy Beeder
- From the magazine:
  Ortolans
  Rachel Galvin
- Abundance
  Paul Violi
- From the magazine:
  The Wine
  Michael Metivier
- From the magazine:
  Donut
  Julian Stannard
- Poem
  Maureen N. McLane
- From the magazine:
  Mama Said ...
  Mary Moore Easter
- From the magazine:
  Appetite
  Paulann Petersen
- Wasps' Nest
  Michael Schmidt
- From the magazine:
  Pourriture Noble
  Marie Ponsot
- From the magazine:
  The Prelude
  Matthew Zapruder
- From the magazine:
  A Dish of Peaches in Russia
  Wallace Stevens
- From the magazine:
  The Gulf, 1987
  Deborah Paredez
- The Good Life
  Tracy K. Smith
- From the magazine:
  All You Can't Eat
  Molly McQuade
- Tomorrow
  Bernadette Mayer
- We Eat Out Together
  Bernadette Mayer
- What to Eat, What to Drink, and What to Leave for Poison
  Camille T. Dungy
- Peaches
  Peter Davison

For Kids

- Eating Words
  Katherine Hauth
- To Catch a Fish
  Eloise Greenfield
- Toasting Marshmallows
  Kristine O'Connell George
- Twickham Tweer
  Jack Prelutsky
- The Worm
  Ralph Bergengren
- “A peanut sat on a railroad track ...”
  Anonymous
- The Beak of the Pelican
  J. Patrick Lewis
- My Lemonade Stand
  Rebecca Kai Dotlich
- If Not for the Cat
  Jack Prelutsky
- Cookie
  David L. Harrison
- Little Miss Muffet
  Mother Goose
- The Tummy Beast
  Roald Dahl
- My Doggy Ate My Homework
  Dave Crawley

Prose

- From the magazine:
  Chasing Utopia
  Nikki Giovanni
- From the magazine:
  A Few Leaves of Salted Rocket
  Ange Mlinko
- From the magazine:
  Disorder and Early Sorrow
  Michael Hofmann
- From the magazine:
  What’s for Dinner?
  W. S. Di Piero
- From the magazine:
  Eating Lorca
  Kristin Naca
- The Pits
- True Bones
  John McIntyre
- The Sonnet as a Silver Marrow Spoon
  Adam O'Riordan
- Wild Love
  Kyla Marshell
- In Search of the Auden Martini
  Rosie Schaap
- My Dinner with Dubie
  Matthew Gavin Frank
- From the magazine:
  All the Greens Whose Names I Do Not Know
  A.E. Stallings

Audio

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:The Rice Fields

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Plum

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Honorary Jew

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Fish or like Fish

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Frying Trout while Drunk

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Tablet

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:original [sin]

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Butter

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Stomackes

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:In the Kitchen

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:enough food and a mom

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:A Whole Foods in Hawai‘i

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:I allow myself

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Meditation on a Grapefruit

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Waiting for the Twelfth

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:The Grind

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Bronzed

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Onions

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Ode to the Midwest

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Harold’s Chicken Shack #86

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Salad Days

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Apples

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Food of Love

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Swordfish

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Last Meal: Breakfast Tacos, San Antonio, Tejas

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Oranges

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Peach

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Love Train

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Pitahaya

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:My Species

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Canned Food Drive

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Wine

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Because our waiters are hopeless romantics

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Ortolans

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:The Wine

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Donut

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Mama Said ...

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Appetite

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Pourriture Noble

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:The Prelude

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:A Dish of Peaches in Russia

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:The Gulf, 1987

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:All You Can't Eat

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Chasing Utopia

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:A Few Leaves of Salted Rocket

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Disorder and Early Sorrow

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:What’s for Dinner?

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:Eating Lorca

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:All the Greens Whose Names I Do Not Know

From the magazine:
The Rice Fields

From the magazine:
Plum

From the magazine:
Honorary Jew

From the magazine:
Fish or like Fish

From the magazine:
Frying Trout while Drunk

From the magazine:
Tablet

From the magazine:
original [sin]

From the magazine:
Butter

From the magazine:
Stomackes

From the magazine:
In the Kitchen

From the magazine:
enough food and a mom

From the magazine:
A Whole Foods in Hawai‘i

From the magazine:
I allow myself

From the magazine:
Meditation on a Grapefruit

From the magazine:
Waiting for the Twelfth

From the magazine:
The Grind

From the magazine:
Bronzed

From the magazine:
Onions

From the magazine:
Ode to the Midwest

From the magazine:
Harold’s Chicken Shack #86

From the magazine:
Salad Days

From the magazine:
Apples

From the magazine:
Food of Love

From the magazine:
Swordfish

From the magazine:
Last Meal: Breakfast Tacos, San Antonio, Tejas

From the magazine:
Oranges

From the magazine:
Peach

From the magazine:
Love Train

From the magazine:
Pitahaya

From the magazine:
My Species

From the magazine:
Canned Food Drive

From the magazine:
Wine

From the magazine:
Because our waiters are hopeless romantics

From the magazine:
Ortolans

From the magazine:
The Wine

From the magazine:
Donut

From the magazine:
Mama Said ...

From the magazine:
Appetite

From the magazine:
Pourriture Noble

From the magazine:
The Prelude

From the magazine:
A Dish of Peaches in Russia

From the magazine:
The Gulf, 1987

From the magazine:
All You Can't Eat

From the magazine:
Chasing Utopia

From the magazine:
A Few Leaves of Salted Rocket

From the magazine:
Disorder and Early Sorrow

From the magazine:
What’s for Dinner?

From the magazine:
Eating Lorca

From the magazine:
All the Greens Whose Names I Do Not Know