A Reflection on Poetry and Writing About Food: Mark Doty and “Souls on Ice”

As I cooked a Diamond Jim-sized American breakfast this Super-Bowl-Sunday morning – pancakes with real maple syrup, thick-sliced bacon from Edwards’ Surry smokehouse, scrambled eggs, and orange juice – I considered taking a picture of my cholesterol-laden plate for “Gherkins & Tomatoes.” But hunger beat me to it. In the end, the only picture I … More A Reflection on Poetry and Writing About Food: Mark Doty and “Souls on Ice”