Why’s a poet quoting a recipe? Because it’s a recipe “we’ve waited all our lives for.”
The poet is Mark Yakich. He teaches at Loyola University in New Orleans. And he’s answering the good people at Ploughshares magazine when asked: “Favorite recipe.” Yakich’s answer on the “pshares” blog: “The Moroccan Chicken Recipe We’ve Waited All Our Lives For.” (In the same spirit and to the question “What’s on your desk,” Yakich answered: “A mess.”)
Moroccan chicken. A mess. How about The Importance of Peeling Potatoes in Ukraine? That’s the title of Yakich’s most recent book, from Penguin, of poems. (And that’s Yakich in a self-portrait, left.)
Interested in hearing Yakich read? He’s at Burke’s Book Store on Friday, October 9th, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
