a party," said Keillor, who began presenting his folksy, Minnesota-based weekend radio program more than 30 years ago. "I just turned 69 and I had about 75 people at my house. I found myself walking around and worrying about the people sitting off in a corner, and if they are having a good time, and worrying if we had enough food. It's just the hardest work there is. But standing up onstage and singing duets and messing around with [ Prairie Home sound effects wizard] Fred Newman is my idea of a good time."from Garrison Keillor: DFW.com: Garrison Keillor to bring his folksy 'Prairie Home' tour to Fort Worth
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They can take themselves out of the economy by writing poetry. Poetry has no economic impact whatsoever--very little money ever changes hands. And so you become a neutral force in the economy.
from Minnesota Public Radio: Garrison Keillor on how poets can contribute to the economy
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A Barred Owl
by Richard Wilbur
The warping night air having brought the boom
from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: A Barred Owl by Richard Wilbur
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Green Pear Tree in September
by Freya Manfred
On a hill overlooking the Rock River
from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Green Pear Tree in September by Freya Manfred
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Heaven
by Patrick Phillips
It will be the past
from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Heaven by Patrick Phillips
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Henry James
by June Robertson Beisch
"Poor Mr. James," Virginia Woolf once said:
from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Henry James by June Robertson Beisch
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The James Bond Movie
by May Swenson
The popcorn is greasy, and I forgot to bring a Kleenex.
from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: The James Bond Movie by May Swenson
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September
by Linda Pastan
it rained in my sleep
from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: September by Linda Pastan
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Short-order Cook
by Jim Daniels
An average joe comes in
from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Short-order Cook by Jim Daniels
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