Great Regulars: Excerpts from Ode on Intimations of Immortality

from Recollections of Early Childhood
by William Wordsworth

There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Excerpts from Ode on Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood by William Wordsworth

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Forgetfulness
by Billy Collins

The name of the author is the first to go

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Forgetfulness by Billy Collins

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Prayer for Our Daughters
by Mark Jarman

May they never be lonely at parties

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Prayer for Our Daughters by Mark Jarman

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Religious Consolation
by John Updike

One size fits all. The shape or coloration

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

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To a Young Son
by June Robertson Beisch

Today I passed your room

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: To a Young Son by June Robertson Beisch

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Was A Man
by Philip Booth

Was a man, was a two-

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Was A Man by Philip Booth

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