We express gratitude for many things – recovery from an illness, a thankful child, the generosity of a friend, and a recognition at work, to mention only a few. But have you thought about being grateful for a jar of buttons on the dresser, the smell of toast, how to preserve lemons, the satisfaction of making a list, or an empty box?
These are a few of the things coursing through Gratitude Diary: Poems, the debut collection by Jessica Cohn. Structured within a 10-day cycle, the poems focus on unusual items for which one might be grateful, but some explain themselves. The objects are themselves symbols of something else, something fundamental in a person’s life.
To continue reading, please see my post today at Tweetspeak Poetry.
Some Tuesday Readings
Letter to a Middle-Aged Poet – poem by Matthew Buckley Smith at First Things Magazine.
Five Quintilla Poems – Cheryl Corey at Society of Classical Poets.
Giving Voice: Interview with Karla Van Vliet – Tweetspeak Poetry.
Immolation – poem by Anne M. Doe Overstreet at Every Day Poems.
“Ode to the Confederate Dead,” poem by Allen Tate – Joseph Bottum at Poems Ancient and Modern.
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