About this episode
A poem about blossoms that is not only about blossoms. Li-Young Lee remembers a glorious day when he and a companion bought peaches; peaches that had come from blossoms. And in the taste of peaches, the brown paper bag they came in, sold by a boy at a bend in a road, the poem tells us — again and again — that sweetness, yearning and generosity is possible, on all kinds of days. Li-Young Lee is the author of five critically acclaimed books of poetry, most recently The Undressing . His earlier books of poetry include Book of My Nights ; Behind My Eyes ; Rose , winner of the Delmore Schwartz Memorial Award from New York University; and The City in Which I Love You , the 1990 Lamont Poetry Selection. Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.