Francis Raven

The indomitable spirit of cuisine is brought to a boil in this new collection of poems by Francis Raven. Taste revels in the seasons of the senses, as if summer and spring were actions of eating or of smell, asking us in to dinner and savor all that can be experienced in a day. From shopping lists, conversations, recipes to meditative contemplations on tea, these poems are thoughtful as they are a delight. —Aloysius Werner