Great Regulars: Advice to Young Poets

by Martin Espada

Never pretend

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Advice to Young Poets by Martin Espada

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Cantaloupe
by Lee Robinson

Friday I sniffed it

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Cantaloupe by Lee Robinson

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Keep America Beautiful
by Kenneth Hart

Somebody hung out his red, white and blue

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Keep America Beautiful by Kenneth Hart

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Milk
by Barton Sutter

The anxious agony of raising kids

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Milk by Barton Sutter

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Respite
by Jane Hirshfield

Day after quiet day passes.

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

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Sober Song
by Barton Sutter

Farewell to the starlight in whiskey,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Sober Song by Barton Sutter

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Sonnet 91
by William Shakespeare

Some glory in their birth, some in their skill,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Sonnet 91 by William Shakespeare

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