Great Regulars: Baseball

by John Updike

It looks easy from a distance,

from Garrison Keillor & Billy Collins: The Writer's Almanac: Baseball by John Updike

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Distance and a Certain Light
by May Swenson

Distance

from Garrison Keillor & Billy Collins: The Writer's Almanac: Distance and a Certain Light by May Swenson

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Do You Love Me?
by Robert Wrigley

She's twelve and she's asking the dog,

from Garrison Keillor & Billy Collins: The Writer's Almanac: Do You Love Me? by Robert Wrigley

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On the Death of a Colleague
by Stephen Dunn

She taught theater, so we gathered

from Garrison Keillor & Billy Collins: The Writer's Almanac: On the Death of a Colleague by Stephen Dunn

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Sonogram
by Paul Muldoon

Only a few weeks ago, the sonogram of Jean's womb

from Garrison Keillor & Billy Collins: The Writer's Almanac: Sonogram by Paul Muldoon

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Walking in the Breakdown Lane
by Louise Erdrich

Wind has stripped

from Garrison Keillor & Billy Collins: The Writer's Almanac: Walking in the Breakdown Lane by Louise Erdrich

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Welcome Morning
by Anne Sexton

There is joy

from Garrison Keillor & Billy Collins: The Writer's Almanac: Welcome Morning by Anne Sexton

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