A Slice of Afternoon Tea

This short collection of poems celebrates all aspects of food and drink, and the part it plays in our lives. All our major rites of passage and traditional celebrations have their associated feasting. We eat to celebrate when we are happy and to console ourselves when we are sad. These poems, just like food itself, run the whole gamut of what it means to be human, with all its highs and lows. Although some are just about the sheer enjoyment we can get from food