The Poeming Pigeon: Poems about Food: Literary Journal of Poetry (Vol 1.2)

by Shawn Aveningo (Editor)

Overview

Homer, The Poeming Pigeon mascot, has been hunting and pecking to gather the most delicious poetry for a new collection of poems from around the globe - all about food. Allow us to whet your appetite with an opening poem by Oregon Poet Laureate Emerita, Paulann Petersen, followed by a feast of verse that may not only make your mouth water, but your eyes well-up too. Food not only nourishes our body, it can feed our soul. What's your favorite food? You just might find a poem about it inside this journal of poetry.

Contributing Poets Around the Globe Include:

A.J. Huffman - Andrew David Viceroy - Ann Howells - Ann Privateer - Barbara A. Meier - Beth Suter - Boutheina Boughnim Laarif - Carolyn Martin - Cassie Von Alst - Cathy Cain - Christine Easterly - Christine Kouwenhoven - Claudia F. Savage - Connie Post - Dan Raphael - Dawn Orosco - Deborah Meltvedt - Debra McQueen - Elizabeth Moscoso - Elizabeth Vrenios - Georgette Howington - Heather Angier - Helen Kerner - Irene Bloom - Jan Duncan-O'Neal - Jan Haag - Jane Burn - Jane Simpson - Jane Yolen - JC Reilly - Jeanine Stevens - Jeannie E. Roberts - JenniferAnne Morrison - Jill Boyles - Joan Colby - Joan Leotta - Joanne S. Bodin - Judith Skillman - Karla Linn Merrifield - Katy Brown - Kimberly White - Larry Schug - Laurel Feigenbaum - Laurie Kolp - Linda Ferguson - Linda Flaherty Haltmaier - Linda Hofke - Linda Jackson Collins - Lori Levy - Lori Loranger - Lu Pierro - M.J.Iuppa - Mariano Zaro - Mark L. Levinson - Martie Odell-Ingebretsen - Mary Kay Rummel - Matt Hohner - Nathan Tompkins - Paul Belz - Paulann Petersen - Penelope Scambly Schott - Rachelle M. Parker - Richard King Perkins II - Rick Blum - Sarah Ghoshal - Shawn Aveningo - Sreemoyee Roy Chowdhury - Stephen McGuinness - Susan Mahan - Susan Star Paddock - Suzanne Bruce - Sylvia Riojas Vaughn - Tammy Robacker - Taylor Graham - Terri Niccum - Tricia Knoll - Victorio Reyes

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780986330476
Publisher:	Poetry Box
Publication date:	10/06/2015
Series:	Poeming Pigeon , #2
Pages:	142
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction ~Shawn Aveningo, Appetite ~Paulann Petersen, Let those love now ~Linda Ferguson, The Trouble with Cooking: A Poem of Compulsion ~Jan Duncan-O'Neal,A Benediction ~Linda Flaherty Haltmaier, The Cheesecake Response ~Lori Loranger,Because Throbbing ~A.J. Huffman, New Spring Rites ~Rick Blum,Pi/Pie ~Jan Haag, Sin Eating ~Nathan Tompkins, The Surprise Inside the Cake ~Linda Ferguson, Cookie-lover ~Boutheina Boughnim Laarif,, I Never Wanted Dinner ~Debra McQueen, Food Calendar Souvenir ~Laurie Kolp, Eggs, Three ~Jane Burn,Majesty ~Elizabeth Moscoso, Lengua ~Judith Skillman, An Atlas of Taste ~Paulann Petersen, A Reconciliation ~Tammy Robacker, Gobstopper ~Heather Angier, Looking at Bread ~Penelope Scambly Schott, Stock ~Connie Post, Chicken Matzo Ball Soup ~Joanne S. Bodin,Scars, Phillipine Sweet Potatoes and Mango ~Georgette Howington, Sugarloaf ~Jeanine Stevens, Apple Strudel ~Paul Belz, Plums ~Mariano Zaro, Keeping Count ~Rachelle M. Parker, Echo ~Christine Easterly, Tomatl, Tenochtitlán, Before Cortés ~Sylvia Riojas Vaughn, Harvest Moon ~JC Reilly, The Seeds of Thanksgiving ~Tricia Knoll, Vegetable Soul ~Mary Kay Rummel, Ode to a Purple Onion ~Elizabeth Vrenios, Massaged Kale Salad ~Susan Star Paddock, Potato ~Mark L. Levinson, Radish ~Joan Colby, Diet ~Katy Brown, Sunday Brunch ~Suzanne Bruce, Luaus Are Coconut Scented Shams ~JenniferAnne Morrison, Buffalo Wild Wings ~Richard King Perkins II, Al Dente ~Joan Leotta, The Best Thing About Ketchup ~Tricia Knoll, Avocado ~Taylor Graham, Last Suppers ~Linda Jackson Collins, Grilled Cheese ~Andrew David Viceroy, Batch Loaves ~Stephen McGuinness, On Which Side My ~Dan Raphael, Pickled Beats ~Cassie Von Alst,Three Months After Her Funeral ~Lori Levy , The Family Legacy ~Jane Simpson, My Grandmother Was a Witch ~Lu Pierro, Bacalao ~Victorio Reyes, Banana Sandwich ~Ann Howells, Peanuthead ~Kimberly White, Cookie Dough (or What Didn't Make Us Sick) ~Deborah Meltvedt, When Living Well Isn't Enough, Invite Your Enemies to Dinner ~Matt Hohner, Half-past Ennui ~Sreemoyee Roy Chowdhury, The Corruption of Gazpacho ~Laurel Feigenbaum, The Grizzly Course ~Karla Linn Merrifield, Foodie ~Sarah Ghoshal, Crock Pot Cooking in Terza Rima ~Carolyn Martin, On the Guilt of Being a Well-Fed Poet ~Claudia F. Savage, What the Muse Eats ~Jane Yolen,
Leftovers ~Ann Privateer, A Fly on the Wall Café ~Martie Odell-Ingebretsen, In Ghent ~Irene Bloom, I stopped by the side of the road ~Christine Kouwenhoven, Oh Mango! ~Helen Kerner, How to Swallow a Butterfly ~Dawn Orosco, How to Eat a Strawberry ~Shawn Aveningo, Differences ~Terri Niccum, Learning Abandon ~Claudia F. Savage, Oyster ~Jeannie E. Roberts, Cold Pizza for Breakfast ~Cathy Cain, Mushroom Hunting ~Beth Suter,
Cautiously Masticating ~Jill Boyles, Chewing It Over ~Linda Hofke, Glass Jars in Root Cellars ~Barbara A. Meier, Clementine ~Susan Mahan, Apple or Orange ~M.J. Iuppa, Fallen Apple ~Larry Schug, Acknowledgments, Contributors, Index (by poet last name), About The Poetry Box®, Order