Poem In Amaranth Journal

Today is release day for online literary journal Amaranth! Amaranth Journal is an English/German publication that focuses on creative writing and art about food. I have two poems in Issue 3, Volume 1: “Food of the Dead” which is a haiku exploring the link between food and Mexican culture/holidays (specifically Day of the Dead). “Canned” is a free verse poem exploring how food in working class culture is prepared during the holidays. I love how both of these pieces capture different aspects of my life and upbringing.

Topics in this issue, as best summarized in the Editor’s Note, range from “food that opens up pathways to the past – often guiding us back home – and that which mirrors a perfect autumn day to the truth about heirloom
recipes and curious musings over family dinner, the travails of eating food in alphabetical order, the
hard realities of homelessness and hunger, and finding grace in unlikely places.”

Read for free here: https://amaranthjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Volume-3_Issue-1-Amaranth-Journal-Summer-24.pdf