Good Poems

America's beloved author, humorist, and storyteller offers a selection of meaningful and enjoyable poems

Every day people tune in to The Writer's Almanac on public radio and hear Garrison Keillor read them a poem. And here, for the first time, is an anthology of poems from the show, chosen by Keillor for their wit, their frankness, their passion, their "utter clarity in the face of everything else a person has to deal with at 7 a.m."

Good Poems includes verse about lovers, children, failure, everyday life, death, and transcendance. It features the work of classic poets, such as Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and Robert Frost, as well as the work of contemporary greats such as Howard Nemerov, Charles Bukowski, Donald Hall, Billy Collins, Robert Bly, and Sharon Olds. It's a book of poems for anybody who loves poetry whether they know it or not.

• Good Poems for Hard Times
• Good Poems, American Places
• Points of View: Revised Edition
• Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry
• The Trouble with Poetry and Other Poems
• In the Palm of Your Hand, Second Edition: A Poet's Portable Workshop (Second Edition)
• The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry
• The Poetry Home Repair Manual: Practical Advice for Beginning Poets
• A Poetry Handbook
• Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems