Thanksgiving Menu Poem
a concept poem structured around the thanksgiving meal
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a concept poem structured around the thanksgiving meal 〰️
Welcome to the Thanksgiving Menu-Poem. This project is a conceptual meal served as poetry for the thousands of friends I would love to have at our home on Thanksgiving Day.
This series began in 2002 with a Menu-Poem to honor Charles Bernstein, and since then this series engages Thanksgiving as the basis to celebrate poetry, poets, and the poetry community. Being a trained professional chef, I have blended my love of food and poetry into a book-length work as a feast of words and art to bring everyone a tiny bit closer together.
Thanksgiving 2003
WHAT’S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE
Guest of Honor: Forrest Gander
Thanksgiving in Providence sounds so Currier & Ives
So Normal Rockwell beating his wife in the Bronx or
Admitting you are gay while passing the gravy tureen
Listening to Fred talk the strategy of NASCAR
go fast and turn left, got it
This heart attack was nothing you should have been here for the one in ninety-four
now that was a heart attack, Barbara here started browsing new Cadillac brochures
she was that sure I was done for, weren’t you sweetie
the snow globe
close your eyes
the better to see