March 25, 2006
According to the UK Phenology Network, “phenology is the study of the times of recurring natural phenomena especially in relation to climate.” It’s something gardeners tend to practice at this time of the year, as we’re all anxiously awaiting the arrival of spring. (Well, us northern gardeners are still waiting, even if the rest of [...]
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October 12, 2005
This is a poem I wrote in college, 1978 or 1979.
Stuffed Artichokes
Paring knife in hand
she trims the tough outer bracts,
peels woodiness from the stem.
I slice the top third off.
Her thumb plumbs the center,
pries the fleshy leaves apart.
Grandma’s hands apprentice mine:
lacking the tongue and time
of my ancestors, I learn their food.
Pasquale Porazzo sits:
pear-shaped, propped with a [...]
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