tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755950306920485021.post7492619320585024248..comments2024-01-02T21:52:58.449-05:00Comments on Polyglot Vegetarian: Potato PoemsMMcMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050858208942064042noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755950306920485021.post-10507142103504415112008-10-01T01:58:00.000-05:002008-10-01T01:58:00.000-05:00Many thanks for this detailed post. I've been lea...Many thanks for this detailed post. I've been leaving poems in my son's lunch box. Tomorrow his 1st grade class is going potato picking and found your blog an excellent resource. I was tempted to quote one of the Japanese poems, but after a tedious spell of Captain Underpants books we've put a moratorium on fart stories at the table. I ran with the 1st poem, it seemed apt... nice work on the foodie lit, may it grow and prosper!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205219026421791788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755950306920485021.post-18937974213916592862008-07-25T18:35:00.000-05:002008-07-25T18:35:00.000-05:00The last stanza of one of my favorite Robert Bly p...The last stanza of one of my favorite Robert Bly poems includes a potato:<BR/><BR/>My heart is a calm potato by day, and a weeping<BR/>Abandoned woman by night. Friend, tell me what to do,<BR/>Since I am a man in love with the setting stars.e. e. reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18008833106247659167noreply@blogger.com