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The Poem of the Month: January

By T.S. Poetry 16 Comments

It’s time to reveal the Poem of the Month for January.

But before we do, we want to say that each and every poem at Every Day Poems is picked with care. A lot of time, thought, and love goes into the creation of this very special poetry daily (the only poetry daily we know of that works to give you monthly themes, beautiful art, and handpicked photography).

Alright, but you are waiting. To hear.

Which one?

Which poem resonated for more people?

And why?

We can only tell you which poem. The why remains a wonderful mystery.

Maybe, you can tell us why. We’d love to hear.

January’s poem of the month was: Food Service, by Laura Brown.

Photo by David Leggett, Creative Commons, via Flickr.

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  1. Laura Brown says

    February 17, 2014 at 9:06 am

    Oh, this makes my heart do the Snoopy happy dance.

    Reply
  2. Mary Van Denend says

    February 17, 2014 at 11:14 am

    So vivid I can taste it. Tender and winsome.

    Reply
  3. Elizabeth W. Marshall says

    February 17, 2014 at 2:12 pm

    This is perfectly delish. Every single line.

    Reply
  4. Megan Willome says

    February 17, 2014 at 2:25 pm

    This makes me so happy! I loved this one, and not just because it was Laura’s (although, I confess, that made me read it with more anticipation).

    Reply
    • Laura Brown says

      February 18, 2014 at 9:19 am

      What did you love about this one, Megan?

      Reply
  5. Heather Eure says

    February 17, 2014 at 3:06 pm

    Such a good poem. Congratulations, Laura! I hear the poem-of-the-month parking space is the best. 🙂

    Reply
    • Laura Brown says

      February 18, 2014 at 9:21 am

      It is. My old Toyota feels like a young sports car zipping into it. It’s just far enough away from wherever I’m going that the walk opens the mind for a wisp of poem to blow in.

      Reply
  6. Sandra Heska King says

    February 17, 2014 at 4:53 pm

    I loved this one. Snoopy spinning with Laura.

    Reply
  7. Charity Singleton Craig says

    February 17, 2014 at 5:10 pm

    I loved this one, too. It was the food, the connection between people, the nod to service work that makes up such a huge part of our economy. It was the specificity, the universality, the way we all started thinking about our “regular” orders at the places we go. We were at Community Bakery, and then suddenly we were at the baker in our own hometown, ordering our favorites.

    Yes, this was a beautiful poem.

    Reply
    • Laura Brown says

      February 18, 2014 at 9:27 am

      Thanks for articulating what you like about it, Charity. I love it that it makes you picture your own community bakery.

      Reply
  8. Ann Kroeker says

    February 17, 2014 at 5:27 pm

    We have good taste.

    Reply
    • Laura Brown says

      February 18, 2014 at 9:22 am

      🙂 You have good taste, and you know what you like.

      Reply
  9. Monica Sharman says

    February 17, 2014 at 5:36 pm

    Subtlety which brings me to my own discoveries moves and startles me (in a good way). This poem had so many parts that, in themselves, told a huge story. Each part contains its own rich history of events and relationships. Like:

    “angry woman in the wheelchair…on Christmas Eve”

    “overseer…would plate a slice of meatloaf…when he saw my brother in line”

    “night manager who remembers / I had a blueberry waffle last time”

    “night manager…takes the whisk…teaching”

    Reply
    • Laura Brown says

      February 18, 2014 at 9:30 am

      “Subtlety which brings me to my own discoveries moves and startles me (in a good way).” That’s a great observation about why we are engaged by some writing. Thanks, Monica.

      Reply
  10. Diana Trautwein says

    February 17, 2014 at 8:25 pm

    Love it! Kudos, Laura.

    Reply
  11. Maureen Doallas says

    February 18, 2014 at 9:39 am

    Congrats, Laura.

    Reply

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