Author(s): Garrison Keillor

Poetry

must-have collection for fans of Garrison Keillor and all lovers of good poems, this anthology includes verses about lovers, children, failure, everyday life, death, and transcendence. It features the work of classic poets, such as Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and Robert Frost, as well as the work of contemporary greats. 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. Review Quotes: "[Keillor is] Will Rogers with grammar lessons, Aesop with no ax to grind, the common man's MoliA]re." ("The Houston Chronicle") Review Quotes: "These are poems to live in comfort with all one's life." ("Booklist") Review Quotes: "A pretty dandy candy jar. The range of poets is wide, the tone is unpretentious, and the poems are all . . . good." ("San Francisco Chronicle")