Istanbul Literary Review - 3rd Year Anniversary Edition (#12)
Istanbul Literary Review - 3rd Year Anniversary Edition (#12)
Trying to Eat Out in Columbus, Ohio
by
Glenn Sheldon
I hit the road half-starved
because there is so little
food in Columbus, I fear
folks here starve daily.
Surely children here are sent
to their beds hungry; the few
restaurants afoot must fear
opening to mobs at the gates.
Without a menu in my hands
I sweat, but on the fast road
back to Toledo, every cruel sign
says McD’s or “buffet.” Stop!
Istanbul Literary Review - 3rd Year Anniversary Edition (#12)
Glenn Sheldon
USA
Glenn Sheldon is the author of the critical monograph, South of Our Selves (McFarland). Originally from Salem, Massachusetts, Sheldon considers the Midwest his adoptive home. Currently, he lives in Toledo, Ohio, where he is an Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary and Special Programs at The University of Toledo. His favorite course to teach is “Food and Eating in U.S. Culture”; and, his favorite critical subject is North Dakota poet Thomas McGrath. His first full-length poetry book, Bird Scarer, was published by Cervena Barva Press in early 2008.
Istanbul Literary Review - 3rd Year Anniversary Edition (#12)
