Edgar Guest and Li-Young Lee capture our family gathering of this past week, both the joy of being together and the memories of those we have lost.
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Two Family Poems for the New Year
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged “Family Gathering", “Stick-Together Family", “Stopping in the Woods on a Snowy Evening", Christmas, Edgar Guest, family reunions, Robert Frost Comments closed
A Li-Young Lee Poem for Father’s Day
Li-Young Lee has written the perfect poem for Father’s Day.
No Other Pear Can Compare
Poet Helen Mitsios’s ecstatic praise of Harry and David pears.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Figs", "Ode to the Royal Riviera Pear", "Persimmons, "Plum Trees", D.H. Lawrence, fruit, Helen Mitsios, Mary Oliver, pears Comments closed
A Father’s Day Poem about Tenderness
For upcoming Father’s Day, here’s a poem about father tenderness by Li-Young Lee.
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Remembering a Father’s Tenderness
In this poem about his father, Li-Young Lee remembers a tender moment that has led to his own tenderness as an adult.
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The Round Jubilance of Peach
Sink your teeth into Lee Young-Li’s poem about peaches and let it carry you into a sensation that is so deep that it banishes death.
