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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... read more
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“Because she wants to talk to him, she keeps silent. Because she wants to kiss him, she turns away & kisses a man she does not want to ... Parable of the Four Poster by Erica Jong”
Erica Jong
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What luxury, to be so happy that we can grieve over imaginary lives.
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For some reason we like to see days pass, even though most of us claim we don’t want to reach our last one for a long time. We examine each day before us with barely a glance and say, no, this isn’t one I’ve been looking for, and wait in a bored sort of way for the next, when, we are convinced, our lives will start for real.
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like condoms on the beach, evidence that somebody was here once and had an experience but not of great interest to the passerby.
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Genius could be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way.”
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As to what kind of person you are, Rexroth said, “The mature man lives quietly, does good privately, assumes personal responsibility for his actions, treats others with friendliness and courtesy, finds mischief boring and keeps out of it. Without this hidden conspiracy of good will, society would not endure an hour.”
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The love of language is the love of truth, and this brings one into conflict with authority, since power employs deceit and is so fond of it—Rexroth said: “The accepted official version of anything is most likely false . . . all authority is based on fraud”—but the love of language is a fundamental connection to our fellows and is a basis of true civility.
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Life is some kind of loathsome hag Who is forever threatening to turn beautiful.
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Raymond Carver wrote: And did you get what you wantedfromthis life, even so? I did. And what did you want? To call myself beloved, to feel myself beloved on the earth.
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O Karma, Dharma, pudding and pie, gimme a break before I die: grant me wisdom, will, & wit, purity, probity, pluck, & grit. Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, kind, gimme great abs & a steel-trap mind, and forgive, Ye Gods, some humble advice— these little blessings would suffice to beget an earthly paradise: make the bad people good— and the good people nice; and before our world goes over the brink, teach the believers how to think.
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Garrison Keillor (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 811.008
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- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › Poetry › 20th Century
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › History & Criticism › Poetry
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Poetry › Single Authors › United States
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Poetry › Anthologies
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