A unique anthology of poems from around the world and through the ages that celebrate fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, and spices, and their meaning in our livesEver since Eve plucked a tempting apple in the Garden of Eden, the fruits of the earth have been essential to human culture and the stories we tell about our world. Poets from ancient times to the present have celebrated the harvest of our gardens, fields, and orchards.The delectable cornucopia of poems harvested in this volume includes many beloved old chestnuts, such as Robert Frosts After ApplePicking, Emily Dickinsons Forbidden Fruit a flavor has, Gwendolyn Brookss The Bean Eaters, and the famous chilled plums in William Carlos Williamss This Is Just to Say. But there are many other delights to discover as well Pablo Nerudas Ode to an Artichoke, Seamus Heaneys Blackberry Picking, Jane Hirshfields Greenstriped Melons, Eugenio Montales The Lemons, Charles Simics Watermelons, Paul Valerys Pomegranates, Nazim Hikmets The Cucumber, Rita Doves Parsley, Sylvia Plaths Mushrooms, and Michael Ondaatjes The Cinnamon Peeler. Peaches, figs, asparagus, olives, onions, peppers, nuts, coffee, chocolate, saffron, and nutmegthe range of subjects is sure to whet the appetites of poetry lovers everywhere.Everymans Librarys Pocket Poets are pocketsized hardcovers that feature acidfree creamcolored paper bound in a fullcloth case with twocolor foil stamping, decorative endpapers, a silk ribbon marker, a Europeanstyle halfround...
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A unique anthology of poems from around the world and through the ages that celebrate fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, and spices, and their meaning in our livesEver since Eve plucked a tempting apple in the Garden of Eden, the fruits of the earth have been essential to human culture and the stories we tell about our world. Poets from ancient times to the present have celebrated the harvest of our gardens, fields, and orchards.The delectable cornucopia of poems harvested in this volume includes many beloved old chestnuts, such as Robert Frosts After ApplePicking, Emily Dickinsons Forbidden Fruit a flavor has, Gwendolyn Brookss The Bean Eaters, and the famous chilled plums in William Carlos Williamss This Is Just to Say. But there are many other delights to discover as well Pablo Nerudas Ode to an Artichoke, Seamus Heaneys Blackberry Picking, Jane Hirshfields Greenstriped Melons, Eugenio Montales The Lemons, Charles Simics Watermelons, Paul Valerys Pomegranates, Nazim Hikmets The Cucumber, Rita Doves Parsley, Sylvia Plaths Mushrooms, and Michael Ondaatjes The Cinnamon Peeler. Peaches, figs, asparagus, olives, onions, peppers, nuts, coffee, chocolate, saffron, and nutmegthe range of subjects is sure to whet the appetites of poetry lovers everywhere.Everymans Librarys Pocket Poets are pocketsized hardcovers that feature acidfree creamcolored paper bound in a fullcloth case with twocolor foil stamping, decorative endpapers, a silk ribbon marker, a Europeanstyle halfround...
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