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10 Things | May

Ahi roll and yellowtail tartare, birthday dinner at Scarpetta Here are my May favorites from around the web. 1. Sort of like Tastespotting for web design, SiteInspire curates the webs most beautiful ...

1 day ago

Things to say + Elizabeth Bishops Brownies

My birthday was on Wednesday, and as these things tend to go, I spent the day flexing my sentimental muscles a bit. You see, this is one of those milestone birthdays where you leave one decade behind...

25 may 12

"Cherry Tomatoes" by Sandra Beasley + Pasta al Pomodoro

I remember the evening well. I was sitting with my parents and boyfriend on the shaded patio of an Italian restaurant in Santa Barbara. This was one of those "lets take you out to dinner to be su...

21 may 12

"Iceberg Lettuce" by Joanie Mackowski + Massaged Kale Salad with Roasted Garlic Dressing

The first time you read this poem, you might peek underneath your own dinner table to see "what vegetable leviathan extends beneath." The second time, though, imagination fully open, youll ca...

16 may 12 1 person likes this

London Calling

Theres a reason Im talking about London today instead of poetry, and well get to that in a minute, but first I wanted to tell you a little bit about why I adore the city so much. In 2002, I lived in ...

15 may 12

"Edamame Haiku" by Katie OConnell King + Asian Panzanella

Think of haiku as todays equivalent of a tweet, in the sense that theres a fixed number of characters you must stick to in order to convey an idea. Instead of 144 characters, you have 17 syllables to...

08 may 12

"A Winter Morning" by Ted Kooser + Overnight Steel Cut Oats

Except for "the kettles whisper," mornings are for quietness, waking up slow, easing into the day. It sounds a little dreamy, doesnt it? I know my mornings arent always this tranquil, but com...

02 may 12

10 Things | April

Wine tasting at Rusack Vineyard I just couldnt resist. There are too many wonderful blog posts, links, photographs, and ideas floating around every month that I wanted to round them up in a new serie...

01 may 12

"The Residency" by David Yezzi + Scrambled Eggs with Red Pepper Puree

We creative types need to stick together, dont we? Theres nothing better that knowing you are part of a community of like-minded people who get inspired and excited by the same things that drive you....

24 apr 12

"Why I Am Not a Painter" by Frank OHara + Sardine and White Bean Salad

Some artists board themselves up in a room for weeks until the canvas or the typewriter inspires them. Others obsessively carry notebooks so that ideas can be captured the moment it strikes. Some go ...

16 apr 12

"Things Im Not Good At" by Jeff Moss + Broccoli Soup with Roasted Lemon + Contest Winners

I know Im not the only one who doesnt like ironing. So lets have it. When it comes to domestic tasks, what do you really, really dislike? My shortlist consists of ironing, taking out the trash, and c...

09 apr 12

Five Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month + A Giveaway

April is National Poetry Month! To get festive, here are a few things you can do: Subscribe to Poem-A-Day through the Academy of American Poets. Free verse delivered to your inbox.  Read this po...

02 apr 12

"The Bagel" by David Ignatow + Avacado Wasabi Bagels

When was the last time you felt unabashedly silly? When did you run down the street, skipping, or scream on a roller coaster, or trip and fall in a public place? Most of the time were buttoned up, tr...

29 mar 12

"The Corn Harvest" by William Carlos Williams + Farmers Egg Sandwich with Basil Aioli

Today Im collaborating with fellow blogger Megan from Feasting on Art. We both take a similar approach to our food blogs. She creates recipes inspired by paintings, and I do the same for poetry. It s...

25 mar 12

"At the Fishhouses" by Elizabeth Bishop + Crab Mac & Cheese

The title of my graduate school lecture was "A Workshop with Elizabeth Bishop." To prepare, I read everything she ever wrote including poetry, prose, interviews, and letters, and extracted th...

18 mar 12 1 person likes this

"Five Quarters of the Orange" by Joanne Harris + Orange, Cinnamon & Oat Pancakes

Within the course of three days, I came into a rather large abundance of oranges from two people whose citrus trees were overflowing. As you can imagine, I wasted no time scrounging around for recipe...

13 mar 12 1 person likes this

"Ode to the Onion" by Pablo Neruda + Onion Galette with Blue Cheese & Honey

"Under the earth the miracle happened." Consider the onion. You probably have a bowl of them in your pantry, or one or two tucked next to the glossy tomatoes or near the garlic. They wait whe...

05 mar 12 1 person likes this

"Eating Alone" by Li-Young Lee + Sesame Braised Shrimp

Like young onions pulled from the ground, in our emotional lives there is often more brewing under the surface than is always visible. Some of us are good at hiding this. Others (like me), arent. Im ...

28 feb 12

"Da Capo" by Jane Hirshfield + Lentil Stew with Chestnuts

You’ve heard the advice before: Write it down on a slip of paper and burn it, or wrap it with twine and thrust it into the ocean tied to a rock. Whatever it is, a vice, a relationship, a past, ...

23 feb 12

"Bread" by W.S. Merwin + Kale Stem Crostini

Once in a while we have the opportunity to marvel at something. Maybe its an 800 year-old building filled with ancient footsteps. Maybe its something new: a baby, a song, a soulful view at the edge o...

17 feb 12

"Canned Food Drive" by Kathleen Lynch + Roasted Pea and Purple Barley Salad

As a child, when did you first become aware that people in the world who lived differently than you? I was about 10 years old. For several years, my family had volunteered at a meals-on-wheels-style ...

13 feb 12

"Boy and Egg" by Naomi Shihab Nye + Creamy Scrambled Eggs

When I was in college, I once heard Naomi Shihab Nye give a reading and remember thinking how confident she was. Not in a loud, overbearing way, but she just stood in her poems so strongly, the way r...

07 feb 12

"Tree" by Jane Hirshfield + Roasted Pepper and Lentil Soup

The California coastline is a long stretch of cliffs jutting down to the sea, but depending on exactly where you are in the state, the landscape can be quite different. Southern California is calmer,...

03 feb 12

"Tree" by Jane Hirshfield + Roasted Red Lentil & Pepper Soup

The California coastline is a long stretch of cliffs jutting down to the sea, but depending on exactly where you are in the state, the landscape can be quite different. Southern California is calmer,...

02 feb 12 1 person likes this

"Tree" by Jane Hirshfield + Roasted Red Lentil Soup

The California coastline is a long stretch of cliffs jutting down to the sea, but depending on exactly where you are in the state, the landscape can be quite different. Southern California is calmer,...

02 feb 12

"After Lunch" by Po Chu-i + Simple Scones

Just over a year ago, I visited London again for the first time in eight years. Except for my favorite cafe in Bloomsbury that had closed, the city hadnt changed. There was still soot on the churches...

30 jan 12

"The Pear" by Jane Kenyon + Vanilla-Scented Pearsauce

Some poems make things simple, recipe-wise. They list a series of ingredients, practically writing the recipe for you, giving your mind a dish before you even finish reading. In this poem, there is n...

26 jan 12

"Baskets" by Louise Gluck + Winter Market Salad

Its a somewhat sorrowful beginning, so I apologize I couldnt start the year with a more sprightly piece. There is, however, beauty in the sadness, so much in fact, that the speaker asks the question ...

20 jan 12

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