Poems You Can Eat: TumTummins: A Seasonal Cautionary Tale
By Stephani Cook It was rumored on this street That pattered full of children’s feet A creature who had never been seen Descended nights of Halloween To steal away the biggest glutton And so the tale...
View ArticlePoems You Can Eat: Winter Bike Lane: A Lovesong
by Stephani Cook Winter Bike Lane: A Lovesong Long emptied of your summer crowds Still coated with wet leaves, In coming weeks you’ll need a plow, Your pothole ponds will freeze. Fleece-hooded hipsters...
View ArticlePoems You Can Eat: “Unknown Allergy”
by Stephani Cook “Unknown Allergy” The first meal that you planned for me— Fourteenth of February. Your beard was combed, Champagne was lots, The china had no water spots. The table was set, You used...
View ArticlePoems You Can Eat: Peristalsis
by Stephani Cook “Peristalsis” Warning: This poem has not been tested for fiber content. Read at your own risk. Poem should be read with water, 30 minutes after eating. I knew I should have been more...
View ArticlePoems You Can Eat: Salt on Sea
by Stephani Cook Salt on Sea Dad thought it was a real beach– the stripped storefronts said not. Popsicles had once been sold, but they’d gone to lunch 40 years ago. AT crests the water cracked, like...
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