Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Great Regulars: After Fifty Years

by Gil Broxson

I walked among the Grave Markers,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: After Fifty Years by Gil Broxson

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The Bible Belt
by David Shumate

It's a vast and fertile land. Soybeans and corn grow in this soil.

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: The Bible Belt by David Shumate

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Occupation
by Eliza Griswold

The prostitutes in Kabul tap their feet

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Occupation by Eliza Griswold

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Overnight
by Pat Schneider

The day your son calls you on the telephone

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Overnight by Pat Schneider

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Photograph of My Mother as a Young Girl
by Dana Gioia

She wasn't looking

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Photograph of My Mother as a Young Girl by Dana Gioia

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Self-Portrait as a Bear
by Donald Hall

Here is a fat animal, a bear

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Self-Portrait as a Bear by Donald Hall

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This Longing
by Martin Steingesser

. . . awoke to rain

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: This Longing by Martin Steingesser

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