"Blackberry Eating"
by Galway Kinnell
This poem first appeared in Mortal Acts, Mortal Words (1980). Click here for the text.
Discussion questions:
What do you
find important about the comparisons made in the poem?
Created by Stan Galloway Read
Patricia O'Hara's essay "A
Moment's Thought," and consider the role of poetry in understanding our
everyday lives. What important
similarities and differences do you find with Oliver's "August"?
What comparisons might you make to between this poem and poems by Denise
Levertov?