The Starving Poets' Cookbook

A Collection of poems and Recipes.  In 1989 the publisher of this book, Ron Offen, founded Free Lunch, which published such renowned poets as Billy Collins, Stephen Dunn, Stuart Dybek, Donald Hall, X.J. Kennedy, Lisel Mueller, Robert Peters,and David Wagoner. In autumn 2009 after 42 issues Free Lunch ceased publication. In spring 2010 Rhino granted him its inaugural Rhino Paladin Award for "extraordinary long-term contributions to the quality and progress of poetry in Illinois."