“The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.”
So wrote English writer Gilbert K Chesterton in the early 1900s. And it is true – ask a poetry fan for a poem they know about food and they can probably come up with a mention of wine or bread or plums or figs. But there does seem to be a distinct lack of cheese-themed Edam elegies; Vacherin villanelles; Halloumi haikus… or Stilton sonnets. So Mr Chesterton said: “Hold my beer!” and set about changing that. Click here for a full portion