Penelope Shuttle's Poem 'In The Kitchen'

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“In the Kitchen” is a poem written by Penelope Shuttle. Penelope is going through a drastic loss she is experiencing the death of her dear husband. Penelope uses the comfort of her kitchen to surround herself with human activity. My favorite line from the poem is “I am trying to love the world back to normal.” I could relate to this quote because when I lost someone really close to me, I lost myself and started feeling resentment towards the world. Penelope uses poetry to learn how to love the world again. This poem reflects on how when you lose someone you truly care about it affects you mentally. When we lose someone who we're really close to, we tend to hold a grudge and start questioning our love for the world. We lose ourselves when we

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