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The GUMBO POT Poems: A Savory Recipe for Life, Community & GUMBO Through Poetry

Name: The GUMBO POT Poems: A Savory Recipe for Life, Community & GUMBO Through Poetry
Author: Judy Sundayo
ISBN: 9781500793623

by Judy Sundayo

ISBN: 9781500793623

Description

The GUMBO Pot Poems is a book celebrating food, friendships and family! Fantastic recipes for one of America's most popular culinary dishes, GUMBO, are mixed in with poetry about the lessons we learn from our everyday li... The GUMBO Pot Poems is a book celebrating food, friendships and family! Fantastic recipes for one of America's most popular culinary dishes, GUMBO, are mixed in with poetry about the lessons we learn from our everyday life experiences. These poetic musings are divided into the different flavors represented in GUMBO, i.e. salty, bitter, spicy, sweet, sour, and savory. The authors associate these flavors with metaphorically similar life experiences. What results is a creative way to represent the flavor salty with poems having to do with sensuality, bitter with poems having to do with tough lessons learned, spicy with poems concerning nature or talents, sweet with poems of love and family, sour with poems of grief or sadness and savory with poems of wisdom, friendship and character. What a tasteful way to make a meal with words having the potential to provoke, excite and heal.Through photographs and poems, the book also recognizes individuals who have made contributions to the San Diego community, particularly the African American community. The poems and resources are ingredients in a recipe for community empowerment. Just as there are many ingredients in GUMBO, there are many individuals, groups and community-based organizations, working together to contribute to a successful community. It is hoped the resources will inform and empower individuals to take pride in their communities and see themselves as participants in the process of civic engagement. Reading a book is only part of the obligation of any reader. Discussing the contents of what one has read with family, friends and colleagues encourages cross-cultural awareness and unity. Having courageous conversations on difficult topics, like race and ethnicity, fosters cultural competency and ultimately cultural proficiency, a worthy life-long endeavor for everyone. Like a pot of GUMBO, this book is a culinary delight, which will hopefully bring everyone to the same table to share, discuss and digest opinions on a

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