Two cheeks of cheese for Anpan-man,
a lettuce leaf for a cape.
Dividing rooms for privacy, tatami
rolls as white as rice— The edamame
are reclusive, and the cherry
tomatoes incorrigible flirts.
—
Luisa A. Igloria
11 29 2012
In response to Via Negativa: New Sun Rising.
About Luisa A. Igloria
Poet Luisa A. Igloria (
website) is the author of
Juan Luna’s Revolver (2009 Ernest Sandeen Prize, University of Notre Dame Press),
Trill & Mordent (WordTech Editions, 2005) and 8 other books.
When she isn’t writing, reading, or
teaching, she cooks with her family, hand-binds books, listens to tango music, and keeps her radar tuned for cool lizard sightings.
Fun Luisa! I bet you like the “play with your food” franchise. I do.