Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Great Regulars: Asking for Directions

by Linda Gregg

We could have been mistaken for a married couple

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Asking for Directions by Linda Gregg

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Fair Warning
by Alden Nowlan

I keep a lunatic chained

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Fair Warning by Alden Nowlan

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In the South, In the North
by Peg Lauber

The grass here is strange paradise to northern feet.

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: In the South, In the North by Peg Lauber


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My Son, Under the Waterfall
by Alan Michael Parker

The weight of what falls surprises, the solidity of

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: My Son, Under the Waterfall by Alan Michael Parker

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Recollection of Tranquility
by Idris Anderson

The first time we ever quarreled

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Recollection of Tranquility by Idris Anderson

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Unfortunate Location
by Louis Jenkins

In the front yard there are three big white pines, older

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Unfortunate Location by Louis Jenkins

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VII
by Wendell Berry

I would not have been a poet

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: VII by Wendell Berry

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