“The Pumpkin” by John Greenleaf Whittier
Oh, greenly and fair in the lands of the sun, The vines of the gourd and the rich melon run, And the rock and the tree and the cottage enfold, With broad… Read More
“Thanksgiving” by Kenneth Koch
"The funniest serious poet we have." - David Lehman… Read More
“‘What Are You Grateful For?’” by Chelsea Rathburn
Chelsea Rathburn is the author of three full-length poetry collections, most recently Still Life with Mother and Knife, a New York Times “New & Noteworthy” book released by Louisiana State University Press… Read More
“In Thankful Remembrance for My Dear Husband’s Safe Arrival Sept 3, 1662” by Anne Bradstreet
"Anne Bradstreet was the first non-didactic American poet, the first to give an embodiment to American nature, the first in whom personal intention appears to precede Puritan dogma as an impulse to… Read More
“A Thanksgiving to God, for his House” by Robert Herrick
"One of the most accomplished nondramatic poets of his age." - The Poetry Foundation… Read More
“Giving Thanks” by Tony Harrison
"A poet of great technical accomplishment whose work insists that it is speech rather than page-bound silence"-- Sean O'Brien… Read More
“Minnesota Thanksgiving” by John Berryman
"The frankness of Berryman’s work influenced his friend Robert Lowell and other Confessional poets like Anne Sexton. The poet’s lifelong struggles with alcoholism and depression ended in 1972, when he jumped off… Read More