What is Absinthe?

This month’s third-Sunday poem is one that I enjoy reciting live, since it was composed to be a “slam poem” in traditional alliterative verse. And it’s in honor of one of my favorite drinks: Absinthe. The poem will probably be appearing in my forthcoming poetry collection that I’ve mentioned every now. Enjoy!


What is Absinthe?

What is absinthe? An emerald aperitif?
A wormwood wine? A welcome muse?
‘Tis all of these and also more.
It is Wormwood grand, a wizard of herbs,
and awesome Anise of excellent spirit,
and far-famed Fennel, a fortunate plant,
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Absinthe: A Call to the Green Fairy

Like many previous poems on this blog, today’s poem was written for ritual use. However, it is for a ritual that my readers might not have expected me to address: La Louche, the traditional method of preparing absinthe. Now, absinthe fans have a poem they can use along with the usual absinthiana of fountain, glass, and spoon.

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