How To Eat A Poem

HOW TO EAT A POEM

BY

EVE MERRIAM

How To Eat A Poem is an interesting poem to read. It was written in the 20^th Century. Eve Merriam was an American poet and writer born as Eva Moskovitz on 19^th July, 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, she died of cancer on 11^th April, 1992 in Manhattan.

How To Eat A Poem is one of the most interesting poems written in the world. It simply talks about how to read and understand and love a written poem. She compared it to eating a sweet smelling juicy fruit.

Don’t be polite

Bite in

Pick it up with your fingers and lick the juice that

May run down your chin.

That is my favourite part of the poem. Just like eating the fruit you enjoy most.