A Bowl of Goodness
Nourishing Poems with a Side of Soup, Celebrating Community, Friendship, and Resilience
$38.49
- Hardcover
176 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2026
Summary
An anthology of contemporary poems and soup recipes to nourish us, comfort us, and bind us together-gathered by award-winning poet Major Jackson.
Poetry and soup both offer sustenance and comfort. And yet, the secret ingredient to every great meal is not what we see on the plate, but who we see around the table. This anthology features poems by today’s best poets that embody the idea of nourishment, comfort, and connection across cultures and generations. Among the po…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798897080007 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Major Jackson, Michael Ruhlman |
| Publisher: | Storey Publishing |
| Imprint: | Storey Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 440g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 154mm x 206mm |
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Critics Review
“A Bowl of Goodness recognizes the care inherent in cooking and in writing. Poems feed us in ways nothing else can, and they continue to sustain us long after we’ve read them, as this book will.”–MAGGIE SMITH, author of You Could Make This Place Beautiful, host of The Slowdown
“Slurp, slurp, dip. Repeat. Major has captured the essence of what makes this world great, and it’s all there in a bowl of soup.”–SALLY SWIFT, co-creator and managing producer of The Splendid Table
“This is one of those books you buy for a friend and keep for yourself because you can’t bear to part with it. The wonderful recipes are an added bonus.”–RUTH REICHL, author of The Paris Novel
Major Jackson
Major Jackson is the author of six books of poetry, most recently Razzle Dazzle: New & Selected Poems, recipient of the inaugural Patricia Cannon Willis Prize from Yale Library. His edited volumes include Best American Poetry 2019, Renga for Obama, and Library of America’s Countee Cullen: Collected Poems. Former host of The Slowdown podcast, from American Public Media, he is the recipient of fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, John S. Guggenheim Foundation, and National Endowment for the Arts. Jackson lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where he is the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair in the Humanities at Vanderbilt University. He serves as poetry editor of The Harvard Review. Major Jackson is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts.
Michael Ruhlman is the author of The Elements of Cooking, The Soul of a Chef, and The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute of America, among others.
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