Read the following excerpt from “Ellis Island” by Barbara Davis-Pyle. They say it’s a pot made for melting, But I think it’s a kettle for soup. And we are the stew – Thickened with hope. Peppered with fear. In this excerpt, the poet refers to the idea that it can be difficult to find one’s place in America. people in America really are the same. America is a melting pot of different cultures. there are few cultures in America.
