Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Great Regulars: According to the Big Bopper. . .

by Gregory Orr

More stores being built. . .
by Gregory Orr

Hoarding your joys and despairs. . .
by Gregory Orr

According to the Big Bopper. . .

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: According to the Big Bopper. . . by Gregory Orr

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Anniversary: One Fine Day
by Walter McDonald

Who would sit through a plot as preposterous as ours,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Anniversary: One Fine Day by Walter McDonald

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The Blessing
by John Updike

The room darkened, darkened until

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: The Blessing by John Updike

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Introduction to Poetry
by Billy Collins

I ask them to take a poem

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Introduction to Poetry by Billy Collins

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The Loon
by James Tate

A loon woke me this morning. It was like waking up

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: The Loon by James Tate

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Poem on a Line by Anne Sexton, 'We are All Writing God's Poem'
by Barbara Crooker

Today, the sky's the soft blue of a work shirt washed

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Poem on a Line by Anne Sexton, 'We are All Writing God's Poem' by Barbara Crooker

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The White Museum
by George Bilgere

My aunt was an organ donor

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: The White Museum by George Bilgere

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