Mark Gooch is having Thanksgiving in his home state of Michigan. You have read some of his other poems here (Contributor Series 2: Candy and Spirits, Trick or Treat, A Cinquain; When I Drowned). This poem could be the word companion to that famous Norman Rockwell painting. It details the typical traditional American Thanksgiving. Hope […]

New Jersey eighth-grader Gianluca D’Elia gives us something new to be thankful for: music and drama-infused television! Some of Gianluca’s other poems grace the poemblog these days (Endless River; Escape of the Doll; Contributor Series 1: 9/11, New Day; Contributor Series 2: Candy and Spirits, Who Kissed My Neck?). He also updates his blog regularly. […]

Here’s a Thanksgiving story that’s better told later than lived in the moment. Dee Thompson’s poetry has appeared here before (Swimming in Darkness, How to Send Your Child to a New School). A knowledgeable and inspirational writer, Dee is the author of Adopting Alesia: My Crusade for My Russian Daughter, and her blog is a […]

Texas writer Mariah Boone has contributed some wonderful things to these pages (Night House, Eclipse, Packing for Day Care). You may have also read her blog. Her poem today gives voice to the need among the plenty, very powerful in this time of uncertainty and something to consider as we mouth the customary platitudes this […]