Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Great Regulars: 6

by Gary Snyder

"In that year, 1914, we lived on the farm

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: 6 by Gary Snyder

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Doesn't Matter What It Looks Like
by Hal Sirowitz

"When you have blown your nose,
you should not open your handkerchief
and inspect it, as though pearls or rubies
had dropped out of your skull."
The Book of Manners (1958)

After you have blown your nose,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Doesn't Matter What It Looks Like by Hal Sirowitz

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History of Desire
by Tony Hoagland

When you're seventeen, and drunk

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: History of Desire by Tony Hoagland

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Linguini
by Diane Lockward

It was always linguini between us.

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Linguini by Diane Lockward

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Optimism
by Jane Hirshfield

More and more I have come to admire resilience.

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Optimism by Jane Hirshfield

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Tossing and Turning
by John Updike

The spirit has infinite facets, but the body

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Tossing and Turning by John Updike

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What She Was Wearing
by Denver Butson

this is my suicide dress

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: What She Was Wearing by Denver Butson

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