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“Love’s Philosophy” (by Percy Bysshe Shelley)
Love's Philosophy The fountains mingle with the river,And the rivers with the ocean;The winds of heaven mix foreverWith a sweet emotion;Nothing in the world is single;All things by a law divineIn another's being mingle–Why…
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The Daiquiri
Forget the frozen strawberry confections. The classic daiquiri is the perfect summer drink. 5 parts light rum, 2 parts fresh-squeezed lime juice, sugar. Shake with ice. Serve without lime-wedge. * I came across a martini recipe…
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Foreigners Have Blue Eyes and Write Like Robert Frost (Eleanor Goodman)
On my first date with a very nice Chinese banker, he took me out to an expensive restaurant that specialized in Shangainese cuisine (think sweet red sauces, alcohol used as flavoring, and seafood, especially…
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“White Bottom Blues” (by Judith Hall)
White Bottom Blues I done showed y’all my black bottom You ought to learn that dance. — Gertrude "Ma" Rainey,…
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Baijiu and the Poet’s Ego (Eleanor Goodman)
Spring is the time for poetry conferences in the PRC. Throughout April and May as fields of yellow mustard flowers are blooming and even in the city you can find walls lined with lilacs…
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Poem for Moving Day
That Will to Divest Action createsa tastefor itself.Meaning: onceyou’ve swept the shelvesof spoons and platesyou keptfor guests,it gets hardernot to also simplify the larder,not to dismiss rooms, not to divest yourselfof all the chairsbut…
