magdalena

"But is it really so different / from the necklace she willed to me, // that single pearl clinging to its strand of silver?"

—Emily Rose Cole, "What Makes a Pearl"

poetryfoundation.org/poems/150910/what-makes-a-pearl

(Feb. 19, 2024; the kids' preferred couscous; 10/10)

"There is no happiness like mine. / I have been eating poetry."

—Mark Strand, "Eating Poetry"

poetryfoundation.org/poems/52959/eating-poetry

(Feb. 4, 2024; kid-approved, all-time favorite; 10/10)

"Don't be polite. / Bite in."

—Eve Merriam, "How To Eat a Poem"

youngwriterssociety.com/topic/10653-how-to-eat-a-poem

(Feb. 4, 2024; the most requested broccoli dish; 10/10)