Poems about Mushrooms

If anything gives me hope, it’s mushrooms. So I'm happy to be sharing poems about mushrooms for National Poetry Month on the North American Mycological Association Facebook page. The first is Ellen Bass' "Fungus on Fallen Alder at Lookout Creek" which unfurls in waves of impossible lusciousness like the turkey tail it depicts.

Laeti Porus

Welcome to National Poetry Month**, Mushroom Lovers-because along with great photography and great cuisine, mushrooms inspire great poetry. I've invited poets and poetry lovers to share their...