POETS Day! Ursula K Le Guin
“I’ve never sailed anything except a nine-foot catboat, and that was in about three feet of water. And we managed to sink it”- Ursula K Le Guin
Author: Ben Sears
Spaghetti al Lent with Tomatoes and Smoked Trout
For those not in communion with Rome, this Spaghetti al Lent is a wonderful dish despite the penitential nod.
POETS Day! Hilaire Belloc
Hilaire Belloc may be best know as for his light children’s verse which he released in volumes illustrated by Edward Gorey and Basil Temple Blackwood and possibly by himself and G.K. Chesterton
Southern Style Smothered Pork Chops
The meat and three tradition of smothered pork chops but I throw in some white wine and herb de Provence because I’m a snob at heart.
POETS Day! William Carlos Williams
I’m sure that William Carlos Williams wanted to have a discussion with mom and dad. “You named me William Williams?” he would ask, not without cause,
Mac & Cheese That’s Only Comparatively Time Consuming to Make
Thomas Jefferson had a pasta machine sent from Naples to Monticello for mac & cheese. Now buy a blue box, boil some water, and stir. It’s easy
POETS Day! George Gordon, Lord Byron
Nobody writes Lord Byron and means his dad John. George won, so barring some immortal act by a future Lord Byron we should all agree that without clarification the title refers to him.
Spicy Pineapple Collard Greens and The Great Vowel Shift
My home version of a tonier restaurant’s Spicy Pineapple Collard Greens. It seems off the wall, and it is, but I think you’ll love it.
POETS Day! Elizabeth Bishop
Today’s featured poem is “The Map” by Elizabeth Bishop. Bishop is yet another poet who rankled mid-last-century at being included among those known as The Confessional Poets.
Piperade: A Spicy One Pan Breakfast for Whenever
Piperade is a one pan operation, and every step is cooked at a constant temperature so if you find yourself out there in the wilderness you don’t have to worry about turning your open fire up or down.
POETS Day! Sylvia Plath
This poem is about despair and Sylvia Plath’s desperate effort to reinforce a slipping but needed self-delusion.
POETS Day! Vladimir Nabokov
This POET’S Day poet is Vladimir Nabokov, but before I get to him I’d like to take a moment and mention Thomas Karshan, currently listed by the University of East Anglia website as Associate Professor of Literature.
We call it Awesome Sauce: Birmingham Style Hot Dog Sauce
Hot dog sauce is a favorite condiment of mine so I figured I’d give it a go. It was disappointingly easy to make with only a modicum of mess
POETS Day! Edna St. Vincent Millay
I don’t know that I would agree with Edna St. Vincent Millay on very many things, but she was passionate.
Recipe: Inauthentic Steak Tacos
I hope you enjoy the inauthentic authentic looking steak tacos as much as we did
POETS Day! It’s Yeats Again!
Yeats wondered how the world could recover from a World War that drowned its innocence…but we survived. The center held.
Boxing Day Recipe: Lamb Stuffed Cabbage Rolls In Tomato Sauce
The following recipe for lamb stuffed cabbage rolls in tomato sauce is one of those. Takes 30 minutes out of your non-pressed Boxing Day
POETS Day! Clement Clarke Moore
This week’s featured poem by Clement Clarke Moore, “The Pig and The Rooster,” keeping in mind that as far as I know no one is disputing he wrote this one
POETS Day! Mark Van Doren
Mark Van Doren’s “Looking for Something Lost” is a fleeting thought the poet freezes, fleshes out, and once considered brings to conclusion.
POETS Day! Roy Campbell
Sometimes I feel bad for people who don’t speak English and are stuck calling their master lyricists words like poeta, digter, imbongi, or tusisolo that don’t form tidy acronyms encouraging their better hedonist angels....
