“On Leaving the Bachelorette Brunch” by Rachel Wetzsteon and Sesame Crackers with Smoked Salmon and Chive Crème Fraiche

It’s not often that I find a blog or a person with whom I share many affinities. Food alone, yes, I’m pretty confident in my confidantes who weekly write to their newest food obsessions. Poetry is a bit harder to come by as most poets keep their work private until the hatching time of publication.… Continue reading “On Leaving the Bachelorette Brunch” by Rachel Wetzsteon and Sesame Crackers with Smoked Salmon and Chive Crème Fraiche

Syrup, after Waffle: a conversation in poetry

Syrup after Waffle glass bottle amber sunlit  liquid. tip the bottle, drip, drip, sizzle: waffle and sticky sweetness. blade of knife to square, tenderly it gives to the blade, its gentle steam.   annelies zijderveld © 11/16/10     Waffle I can taste you in my mouth Your tenderness Your gentle steam Dripping with sweetness… Continue reading Syrup, after Waffle: a conversation in poetry