Wednesday
Jul262006
eat, drink, and be merry (or in this case, married)
Later today, Jon and I are headed to Jackson, Wyoming for the wedding of one of my boarding school friends. In college, I spent a summer there with this friend and three others; it is gorgeous country. Jon has never been, and I can't wait to introduce him to it all.
While I am gone, please enjoy these two poems by Li-Young Lee (I have been smitten with his words since I "discovered" the poem "Persimmons" last week. The first is called "Eating Together" and falls into the realm of the PT food prompt; the second is a tender poem called "The Gift."
liz lamoreux
Reader Comments (19)
I love Li-Young Lee! Thanks for posting, and have fun while you're away!
Have a good weekend!
Bye Liz!! See you next week for our night out. Julia
Thanks for the introduction to Li-Young Lee. I have now printed out several of his poems, Thanks! Have a good trip!
Weddings are always so much fun! Safe travels.
Thank you for the fabulous poetry and links. Hope you have a fabulous time at the wedding!
Have a safe and fun trip. It is good for you to get away.
Thanks for all the linking!!!
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More wonderful poetry! Have a wonderful, wonderful weekend LizE! Will miss you here in the NW!
That persimmons poem is gorgeous. Thanks, Liz! Have a great time in Wyoming!
Ha! i read these two poems in bed last night, as my ordered copy of Rose arrived yesterday in the post.... the man is a genius... love to you both, have fun in Jackson xx
Liz:
His book, The City in Which I Love You, is one of my all-time favorites, and his memoir is also brilliant. I admire deeply how he layers his imagery, one upon another upon another, and it all holds together. So much to learn from . . . .
Oh, and I'll be flying to Idaho later today (from Florida), and so I'll wave down over the Tetons from 30,000 feet up in the early evening sky. Yup, that's me up there.
Oh I LOVE Li-Young-Lee. Have you ever read "the rose"? It's one of my favorites by him, really gorgeous. Thanks so much for sharing these!
DELECTABLE!
xo dar
Thank you for Lee Young Li today. Enjoy your time away, my dear!
i'm lovin' li-young lee!
have a wonderful trip dear one. i will be anxiously anticipating your return.
the poems you left here are so tender...like a lullabye.beautiful.
those were beautiful...
thank you for posting them
and for helping me to open my mind
a little more
to something i thought was
beyond me...
and i hope that you enjoy fully
the wedding you are attending!!!
:)
Thank you for introducing me to Li- young Lee. Stunning poems; I'm off to see if I can find more of him online...
Have a wonderful time! I can't wait to read all about it. Weddings always bring up fabulous stories!! xoxo