Quite a lot, it turns out. Kind of a Hurricane Press has just come out with a 200 page anthology on the subject. 86 writers, plus the editors, are represented. Coffee has a lot to do with daily life and relationships, and there are many ways to talk about it.
A poem of mine, “Coffee in the Cup” is included. My poem is about colors. Have you ever tried to name the color of coffee with skim milk? I came up with “French beige,” a new term for me this past year, or “taupe.” But is either quite right? It’s a very muted, dull color, distinctly different from coffee with cream.
The anthology, titled Something’s Brewing, is available from Amazon for $8.50, which is a good price for a 200 page book. Kind of a Hurricane Press has anthologies planned to come out about every two months. Submissions for the theme “Candy” are due May 31, for “Amusement Parks” July 31. and there are more to come. Check out: http://www.kindofahurricanepress.com/ for more on submissions or about the coffee anthology.
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Apr 14, 2014 @ 18:17:23
Congratulations on the poem in this anthology.
Apr 26, 2014 @ 21:56:23
After I read your post, Ellen, I struggled to describe the color, too. Usually I drink my coffee black because I don’t drink it for the taste but for the caffeine. But it isn’t really black, though, is it? A very dark dark brown, maybe. But occasionally if I’m leisurely enjoying a cup at Starbuck’s, I’ll add cream and sugar. But the color changes significantly with one cream or two.
Hmm…I need a cup of coffee to think this one through.
Excellent post; I may buy the book for my friend’s birthday in June–she is a true coffee connoisseur.