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Farewell, Haiku Friday! It’s Time to Chow Down on the Final Poems About Your Favorite Food

Christa Deitrick, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department,
photo of visitors at Grand Central Market in Los Angeles
Grand Central Market, downtown L.A.

We hope you’ve enjoyed the scrumdiddlyumptious poems created by Los Angeles Public Library staff members as part of our celebration of Asian Pacific Heritage Month. Thanks for sticking with us all the way to the dessert course! It’s not too late to Eat Your Words! by posting your own food haiku to our Instagram account. Now dig into these final haikus, and be sure to check out the bonus poem at the very end!



broccoli

I love Broccoli
Steamed, Roasted or Raw
My dogs love it too

—Loren S.



plate of four street tacos

Roughneck summertime
At last, happy taco sings
Praise the shepherd king

—N. Moran



woman enjoying a frozen treat

Lime, Cream, Matcha, Peach
Milk and sugar, stir and purr
This is frozen bliss.

—Caitlin Quinn



Tiki Ti

At the Tiki Ti
Give me a Bayanihan
Okay, maybe two

—Tiffney Sanford



tostadas

Dense with memories
As chill as las cervezas
With friends old and new

—Amanda M.



sourdough bread

Warm sourdough bread
Sliced and smothered in butter
Another piece, please!

—Madeline Bryant



oranges

Small orange delicious
Spring first fruit welcomes loquat
Sweet tangy luscious!

—Yan Wen



avocados cut in half

Haas Avocado
So sexy, so creamy &
Yummy, ripe delight!

—Maria Zamora



shortbread cookies

Buttery shortbread
Perfect accompaniment
to a cup of tea

—Kim



grilled beef taco

Asada taco,
For you, a man I’d tackle!
Taste drives me wacko!

—Olayide Olayiwola



onions in a bowl

Sweet colorful smell
Cebollitas por vida
Onions all my life

—Ziba Perez



lemons

O Meyer lemon
Such inviting yellow skin
Tart surprise within

—Catherine Sturgeon



And last but not least, here’s the bonus poem:

fresh salsa ingredients in mocaljete

Sailing on salsa
Sea of spice and cilantro
Diving overboard

—John Szabo


Doggie bag! Check, please! That’s all the poems we got. Thanks to everyone who participated, with a special thanks to City Librarian John Szabo for joining in the fun. Huge shout-out to Aldrich Linton for his awesome illustrations. Stay tuned for a brand-new poetry prompt coming your way in June!

Enhanced photo illustrations courtesy of Aldrich Linton. Images are culled from Wikimedia Commons unless otherwise noted.



 

 

 

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