![]() ![]() ![]() Kevin Young, distinguished poet, editor of this year's Best American Poetry, uses the lens of food-and his impeccable taste-to bring us some of the best poems, classic and current, period. Many of the poems are also about the everything else that accompanies food: the memories, the company, even the politics. Poems about food make these satisfactions explicit and complete. When read aloud, the best poems provide a particular joy for the mouth. Poetry is said to feed the soul, each poem a delicious morsel. Read: "The Poetry of Apples, Maple Syrup, Blackberries, and Sandwiches: 'The Hungry Ear,' edited by Kevin Young" ()įood and poetry: in so many ways a natural pairing, from prayers over bread to street vendor songs.Watch: Poet Joy Harjo Shares Words of Celebration and Memory for Thanksgiving (PBS Newshour).Listen: "The Splendid Table" with Lynne Rossetto Kasper (NPR).Listen: A Readable Feast: Poems To Feed 'The Hungry Ear' (NPR's "Morning Edition").Read: A Wintry Mix: Alan Cheuse Selects the Season's Best Books (NPR).Read: "Talking Turkey" on poetry & food ( Huffington Post).Read: New York Times "Dining and Wine" Holiday Gift Guide.Home » Books » Edited Volumes » The Hungry Ear: Poems of Food & Drink The Hungry Ear: Poems of Food & Drink ![]()
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