Great Regulars: At the Cottage of Messer Violi

by Paul Violi

The mailbox, painted dark blue,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: At the Cottage of Messer Violi by Paul Violi

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Grief
by Stephen Dobyns

Trying to remember you

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Grief by Stephen Dobyns

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Lobsters in the Window
by W.D. Snodgrass

First, you think they are dead.

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Lobsters in the Window by W.D. Snodgrass

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Narrative
by Reed Whittemore

What I am telling you now

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Narrative by Reed Whittemore

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Request
by Lawrence Raab

For a long time I was sure

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Request by Lawrence Raab

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To a Young Girl in Washington Square Park
by George Green

Lolling beneath the Garibaldi statue,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: To a Young Girl in Washington Square Park by George Green

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Wing Road
by Eamon Grennan

Amazing--

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Wing Road by Eamon Grennan

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