Eat This Poem

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A literary exploration of how poetry moves from page to plate and inspires our palates along the way--a unique pairing of poems and original recipes. aaaaaFood and poetry are two of life's essential ingredients. In the same way salt seasons ingredients at each stage of a recipe, poetry seasons our lives; when celebrated together, our everyday moments and meals are richer and more meaningful.a aaaa Through twenty-seven inspiring poems--ranging from modernist poets like William Carlos Williams and Elizabeth Bishop to contemporary writers like Billy Collins and Jane Hirshfield--and through the author's own reflections, we are invited to reflect on moments and tastes in new ways. The sixty-four recipes are paired with the poems to bring the sentiments, questions, and ideas expressed through words to life in our kitchen, on our plate, and through our palate. This book opens us up to fresh ways of accessing poetry and lends new meaning to the foods we cook.A literary exploration of how poetry moves from page to plate and inspires our palates along the way--a unique pairing of poems and original recipes. aaaaaFood and poetry are two of life's essential ingredients. In the same way salt seasons ingredients at each stage of a recipe, poetry seasons our lives; when celebrated together, our everyday moments and meals are richer and more meaningful.a aaaa Through twenty-seven inspiring poems--ranging from modernist poets like William Carlos Williams and Elizabeth Bishop to contemporary writers like Billy Collins and Jane Hirshfield--and through the author's own reflections, we are invited to reflect on moments and tastes in new ways. The sixty-four recipes are paired with the poems to bring the sentiments, questions, and ideas expressed through words to life in our kitchen, on our plate, and through our palate. This book opens us up to fresh ways of accessing poetry and lends new meaning to the foods we cook.
NICOLE GULOTTA launched the blogaEat This Poemain January 2012 as a way to fuse two of her passions- food and writing. She has an MFA in creative writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and studied literature and art history at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In 2011, she foundedaThe Giving Table, a website that empowers everyone to change the food system. She's a regular contributor foraLife & Thyme Magazine, and her work has been featured inaPositive Writer,aChristian Science Monitor, and numerous guest posts. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and French bulldog.