| Good Poems Contributor(s): Various (Author), Keillor, Garrison (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0142003441 ISBN-13: 9780142003442 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $23.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: A 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Collections | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.008 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.2" W x 8" (1.05 lbs) 504 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: America's beloved author, humorist, and storyteller offers a selection of meaningful and enjoyable poems 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. |