Autumn poetry primer, part 3

[kellyrfineman]

Today, a poem by Louise Glück. Glück writes quite a lot of seasonal poetry, and has written an extensive amount set in the fall. This one comes from her recent release, A Village Life, and is called "Harvest". It was featured at The Writer's Almanac the other day, which is where I'll be sending you to read the balance of the poem. It's not what I'd

Comments

[kellyrfineman]

I really liked the bit in the third stanza about the vegetables that nobody wants, like pumpkins.

[angeladegroot]

Now I'm afraid to eat Simon's tomatoes - will they be black and mouldy on the inside? Maybe I should just fry up the green ones.

[kellyrfineman]

I think you're probably safe - they seem exceedingly well-tended.

[kellyrfineman]

She's more of your opinion on autumn, I think.