Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Great Regulars: Counting the Mad

by Donald Justice

This one was put in a jacket,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Counting the Mad by Donald Justice

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Daffodils
by William Wordsworth

I wander'd lonely as a cloud

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Daffodils by William Wordsworth

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Four Kinds of Lilacs
by Leo Dangel

"Why don't you turn at the next corner,"

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Four Kinds of Lilacs by Leo Dangel


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Lyrical
by Joseph Millar

The spaniel next door yaps at the sparrows,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Lyrical by Joseph Millar

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Night Poem
by Margaret Atwood

There is nothing to be afraid of,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Night Poem by Margaret Atwood

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Progress Does Not Always Come Easy
by Jimmy Carter

As a legislator in my state

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Progress Does Not Always Come Easy by Jimmy Carter

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Song of Myself (excerpt)
by Walt Whitman

This is the meal equally set, this the meat for natural hunger,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Song of Myself (excerpt) by Walt Whitman

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