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Good Poems

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Penguin Group US, Aug 26, 2003 - Poetry - 504 pages
Every day people tune in to The Writer's Almanac on public radio and hear Garrison Keillor read them a poem. And here, for the first time, is an anthology of poems from the show, chosen by Keillor for their wit, their frankness, their passion, their "utter clarity in the face of everything else a person has to deal with at 7 a.m."

Good Poems includes verse about lovers, children, failure, everyday life, death, and transcendance. It features the work of classic poets, such as Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and Robert Frost, as well as the work of contemporary greats such as Howard Nemerov, Charles Bukowski, Donald Hall, Billy Collins, Robert Bly, and Sharon Olds. It's a book of poems for anybody who loves poetry whether they know it or not.


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Terrific selection of poems! - Goodreads
Good introduction to Dad poetry. - Goodreads
What a nice selection of poems. - Goodreads
I'm inspired to try my hand at writing some of my own. - Goodreads
Beautiful selection of poems. - Goodreads
really wonderful selection of poems, a great collection - Goodreads

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User Review  - Jacob - Goodreads

This introduced me to some poets like wendell berry, phillip applebaum, and maxine kumin whom I have been looking further into since before even finishing this volume. Keillors puts these moderns ... Read full review

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User Review  - Shirley Showalter - Goodreads

I've been using this book in my meditation practice. I love reading a few poems in the morning. I read it along with other spiritual texts before meditation. Garrison Keillor has done more to promote ... Read full review

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About the author (2003)

Editor Nathan Williams collaborates with over 50 artists--photographers, illustrators, writers, and designers--to produce the fourth volume of Kinfolk Magazine.

Contributors for this volume of Kinfolk work from over 10 countries including the USA, Canada, France, Denmark, Germany, and Sweden.

GARRISON KEILLOR is America's favorite storyteller. For more than 35 years, as the host of "A Prairie Home Companion", he has captivated millions of listeners with his weekly News from Lake Wobegon monologues. "A Prairie Home Companion" is heard on hundreds of public radio stations, as well as America One, the Armed Forces Networks, Sirius Satellite Radio, and via a live audio webcast. Keillor is also the author of several books and a frequent contributor to national publications including "Time, The New Yorker, "and "National Geographic", in addition to writing his own syndicated column. He has been awarded a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment of the Humanities. When not touring, he resides in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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