Bookends The Sound of Poets Cooking Edited by Richard Krawiec Durham, nc: Jacar Press, 2010 172 pp . $15 .95 (paper) cheese risotto, and rosehip curryâand a poem that when followed literally creates gumbo as well as understanding . âArdath Weaver, North Carolina Arts Council GaStroNomica Creative cooks read recipes to savor the remembered tastes of ingredients, comparing the step-by-step processes to their own experiences . We speak of the poetry in a successful fusion of ï¬avors . Following a recipe to the letter produces food that is edible, but food that is memorable more often demands a personal touch from the cookâor the guidance of an expert . A successful poem is also savored, releasing new meanings at each reading, associating memories through rhythm and imagery . Crafting a poem requires gusto for choosing just the right combinations of these ingredients, similar to a cookâs sense of just the right amount of spice . A writer needs more than an appetite for words to get started . Recognizing this need to provide recipes for writers, teacher and author Richard Krawiec organizes free community writing workshops . He compiled this poetry cookbook as an âarts-stimulusâ program with proceeds
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