Fruits of the Earth: Harvest Poems

A unique anthology of poems from around the world and through the ages that celebrate fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, and spices, and their meaning in our lives

Ever since Eve plucked a tempting apple in the Garden of Eden, the fruits of the earth have been essential to human culture and the stories we tell about our world. Poets from ancient times to the present have celebrated the harvest of our gardens, fields, and orchards.

The delectable cornucopia of poems harvested in this volume includes many beloved old chestnuts, such as Robert Frost's "After Apple-Picking," Emily Dickinson's "Forbidden fruit a flavor has," Gwendolyn Brooks's "The Bean Eaters," and the famous chilled plums in William Carlos Williams's "This Is Just to Say." But there are many other delights to discover as well: Pablo Neruda's "Ode to the Artichoke," Seamus Heaney's "Blackberry Picking," Jane Hirshfield's "Green-Striped Melons," Eugenio Montale's "The Lemons," Charles Simic's "Watermelons," Paul Valéry's "Pomegranates," Nâzim Hikmet's "The Cucumber," Rita Dove's "Parsley," Sylvia Plath's "Mushrooms," and Michael Ondaatje's "The Cinnamon Peeler." Peaches, figs, asparagus, olives, onions, peppers, nuts, coffee, chocolate, saffron, and nutmeg--the range of subjects is sure to whet the appetites of poetry lovers everywhere.

Everyman's Library's Pocket Poets are pocket-sized hardcovers that feature acid-free cream-colored paper bound in a full-cloth case with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, a silk ribbon marker, a European-style half-round spine, and a full-color illustrated jacket.

Author: Mihaela Moscaliuc
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Published: 10/14/2025
Pages: 244
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 6.30h x 4.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9798217007189

About the Author
MICHAEL WATERS's poetry collections include the Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist Darling Vulgarity and Parthenopi: New and Selected Poems. His honors include fellowships from the Fulbright Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim Foundation, and five Pushcart Prizes. He is a former professor at Monmouth University and Drew University.

MIHAELA MOSCALIUC is the author of the poetry collections Father Dirt, Immigrant Model, and Cemetery Ink. An associate professor at Monmouth University, she has published in the field of Romani (Gypsy) studies and is the recipient of two Glenna Luschei Awards from Prairie Schooner and a Fulbright fellowship.