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A Bowl of Goodness: Nourishing Poems with a Side of Soup, Celebrating Community, Friendship, and Resilience

by Major Jackson

Poetry and soup gathered around the table

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Poetry and soup gathered around the table

This anthology brings poems together with 24 soup recipes, linking nourishment to the company and connections found around a shared meal. The selections range across cultures and generations, while recipes from apple-parsnip soup to gumbo, borscht, and bouillabaisse give the collection a practical culinary dimension. Soup-inspired stories by writers and chefs add another form to the mix. Major Jackson gathers work by a broad group of poets, including Pablo Neruda, Rita Dove, Ilya Kaminsky, and Jane Hirshfield, alongside his own favorite recipes. The book’s organizing thread is nourishment understood both as food and as a source of comfort and community.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in contemporary poetry anthologies with a broad range of contributors
  • Cooks who enjoy pairing recipes with literary reading
  • Readers exploring themes of food, friendship, community, and resilience

Themes

Nourishment and comfortCommunity and connectionFriendship and resilienceFood across cultures and generations

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Book overview

An anthology of contemporary poems and soup recipes to nourish us, comfort us, and bind us together--gathered by award-winning poet Major Jackson.

Poetry and soup both offer sustenance and comfort. And yet, the secret ingredient to every great meal is not what we see on the plate, but who we see around the table. This anthology features poems by today's best poets that embody the idea of nourishment, comfort, and connection across cultures and generations. Among the poems are 24 of Major's own favorite soup recipes: from apple-parsnip to gumbo, borscht to bouillabaisse, there's something to tickle and warm all tastebuds.

Sprinkled throughout are side-dishes of soup-inspired stories by award-winning writers and chefs, including Ann Patchett and chef Jim Huntington of Maple Soul. Other contributors include Garrett Hongo, Jane Hirshfield, Pablo Neruda, Natasha Tretheway, Paul Muldoon, Rita Dove, Ilya Kaminsky, Kwame Dawes, Gary Snyder, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Kevin Young, and more.
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