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Poor Man's Feast

The James Beard Award-winning narrative journal about the intersection of sustenance, nature, and the creative spirit (and sometimes, a recipe).

By Elissa Altman · Launched 3 months ago
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"Poor Man’s Feast weaves together threads of our life together n this world. Read it for the writing and the concepts."

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the turning of timea quarter century meditation
Aug 1
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the things we never sayOn Ritual, Excess, and Sustenance (+ a recipe)
Jul 28
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waking early in summerOn finding sustenance in a morning poetry habit
Aug 3
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when I stopped laughingon humor as sustenance (even when the world is exploding)
Jul 22
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Poor Man's Feast is returning.
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the caregiver's lament.
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Join Katherine May and Elissa Altman in Rockport Maine for a day-long retreat, August 8thOn Finding Comfort and Sustenance in Impossible Times
Jul 14
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looking out for sorrow, slowing down for happinessOn a week in Provincetown
Jul 12
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a letter to my dearest KurtOn Friendship, Ignorance, and Being Worthy of Love
Jul 5
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on Earth as hospital patientWhat it means when we look the other way
Jul 4
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the broken-heart dietOn Cooking When You're Too Enraged to Eat
Jun 27
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how wide the crack in heavenOn women's rights and the passage of time
Jun 24
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at midweekThe Poor Man's Feast Shortlist
Jun 23
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Most popular

the broken-heart diet
18
5
the things we never say
17
2
Poor Man's Feast is returning.
64
how wide the crack in heaven
43
6
Listen: you are not yourself.
9
3
the caregiver's lament.
29
9
See all popular

Poor Man's Feast

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