The Food On Our Table
The Food On Our Table is a celebration of a project that united Lewisham's restaurants, writers, and communities. This special booklet features commissioned poems written by local Lewisham writers inspired by residencies at local independent restaurants/ cafés, by: Laura Barker, Jody Burton, Jamie Hale, Y.A. Poet, Laila Sumpton, and Carinya Sharples. It also celebrates Lewisham community groups and residents, who have also contributed their words and energy to this book. The Food On Our Table is based on a project led by Carinya Sharples, supported by Spread the Word and funded by Lewisham Council through the Lewisham Borough of Culture Creative Change Fund.
The Food On Our Table is a celebration of a project that united Lewisham's restaurants, writers, and communities. This special booklet features commissioned poems written by local Lewisham writers inspired by residencies at local independent restaurants/ cafés, by: Laura Barker, Jody Burton, Jamie Hale, Y.A. Poet, Laila Sumpton, and Carinya Sharples. It also celebrates Lewisham community groups and residents, who have also contributed their words and energy to this book. The Food On Our Table is based on a project led by Carinya Sharples, supported by Spread the Word and funded by Lewisham Council through the Lewisham Borough of Culture Creative Change Fund.
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Vanilla's Coffee<br />
Everyone thinks their mum makes the best food<br />
I never thought tradition could feel so new but this Son’s belief is true.<br />
Vanilla reminds us.<br />
She places love in each dish and seals it with kindness.<br />
It’s more than India and yet it honours a nation.<br />
It’s uncertainty and fear, perseverance and patience.<br />
It’s ancient.<br />
It’s the legacy of her love.<br />
It’s everything as it is now and all it once was<br />
It’s life.<br />
It’s the most authentic statement.<br />
It’s a mother and a wife.<br />
It’s family history in the making.<br />
It’s an observation.<br />
A commitment to community.<br />
A place for connectivity, a devotion to unity.<br />
To beauty. To family. To the guarantee of life’s changes.<br />
It’s a mother’s sacrifice for her children ignited in flavours.<br />
Gifted to strangers and passed through generations.<br />
Dad’s old sweets shop, now their Son can dream.<br />
A trust in him, a support system, it’s everything it means to be in their family.<br />
<strong>The</strong> menu is a map, the foundations are more than bricks and mortar,<br />
they whisper “there’s no going back.”<br />
We’ll be happy here.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y ask how bold one has to be to relinquish all their fears?<br />
To pack up her hopes, to gather her clothes, to travel from her home.<br />
So a home cooked meal, could help to heal and make one feel less alone.<br />
Vanilla garnishes with memories.<br />
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