Good Poems for Hard Times
Chosen by Garison Keillor for his readings on public radio's The Writer's Almanac, the 185 poems in this follow-up to his acclaimed anthology Good Poems are perfect for our troubled times. Here, readers will find solace in works that are bracing and courageous, organized into such resonant headings as "Such As It Is More or Less" and "Let It Spill." From William Shakespeare and Walt Whitman to R. S. Gwynn and Jennifer Michael Hecht, the voices gathered in this collection will be more than...
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Chosen by Garison Keillor for his readings on public radio's The Writer's Almanac, the 185 poems in this follow-up to his acclaimed anthology Good Poems are perfect for our troubled times. Here, readers will find solace in works that are bracing and courageous, organized into such resonant headings as "Such As It Is More or Less" and "Let It Spill." From William Shakespeare and Walt Whitman to R. S. Gwynn and Jennifer Michael Hecht, the voices gathered in this collection will be more than welcome to those who've been struck by bad news, who are burdened by stress, or who simply appreciate the power of good poetry.
Break of day3Happiness4This morning5The monks of St. John's file in for prayer6Job7Or death and December8Sonnet : "rarely, rarely comest thou, spirit of delight"9The little horse is newlY10A poem for Emily11For a five-year-old12For my daughter in reply to a question13The goose14Starting the Subaru at five below15Day bath17A dialogue of watching21A birthday22Thoughts in a garden23Spring24Unharvested26The state of the economy27At the arraignment28from "Song of myself"30Ice storm34Passengers35The summer-camp bus pulls away from the curb37You can take it with you38To David, about his education40Invitation41Calling him back from layoff43Working in the rain45My father's lunch46The happiest day51'After dark vapours have oppressed our plains'53Children's hospital, emergency room54The longly-weds know56In answer to your query58Toast60Detail waiting for a train61September twelfth, 200162The altar63Sonnet no. 6 : dearest, I never knew such loving64There comes the strangest moment65Snowflake66Somewhere I'll find you67Feasting69Song70Yes71The dalliance of the eagles72After love73Sonnet CVI : when in the chronicle of wasted time74A spiral notebook77What's in my journal78Why I take good care of my Macintosh79Ode to my 1977 Toyota81Internal exile83Burma-shave85Carnation milk88A brief lecture on door closers89Sonnet XII : why are we by all creatures waited on?91Angels92Passing through a small town94In Paris with you95Wedding poem for Schele and Phil97Seven deadly sins101Teaching a child the art of confession102A physics103Things104Any prince to any princess105The courage that my mother had107Please Mrs. Butler108To a frustrated poet110The lesson of the moth111Disappointment113The cure115Upon hearing about the suicide of the daughter of friends116The con job119Fareweel to a' our Scottish fame121Easter morning122A million young workmen, 1915124The college colonel125Ordinary life127To fight aloud, is very brave129Analysis of baseball130Ode to American English132High water mark134After school on ordinary days135Snow in the suburbs137Now winter nights enlarge138Happiness139from Tender buttons142Classic ballroom dances143Theater144Ode on the whole duty of parents145The benefits of ignorance149Bunthorne's song150The rules of evidence152Courtesy153What the uneducated old woman told me155Proverbs of hell157To a daughter leaving home159No longer a teenager160Prayer162Minnesota Thanksgiving163Berryman164Mother, in love at sixty166My agent says167Afraid so169The yak171High plains farming172The fish174The future177Riveted179All that time180My husband discovers poetry182The poet's occasional alternative184The unsaid185Snapshot of a lump186Hymn to God, my God, in my sickness188Last days190Thelonious monk197The discovery of sex199The lawyer201The prodigal son's brother202Calling your father203Al and Beth204The meeting206Nothing is lost208The planet on the table209It is raining on the house of Anne Frank210The sunlight on the garden212Too sweet213For my sister, emigrating215The three kings216Not only the Eskimos217Where go the boats220The parade221My cup223Affirmation224A singing voice225Since you asked227Inviting a friend to supper229The love cook231Soda crackers232That silent evening234This is how memory works236"The purpose of time is to prevent everything from happening at once"238Death mask241That's the sum of it244Suck it up245The day the tree fell down247White autumn248Naked250Slow children at play252Driving to town late to mail a letter253[My brother's in Wyoming ...]254My brother255Still life256The changing light257At the fishhouses259A man in Maine262The war in the air264In the middle265Are you tired of me, my darling?266On a night of snow267Closing in on the harvest268Reconciliation270Tie the strings to my life, my Lord271The last waltz272Rye whiskey273Let old Nellie stay274In praise of my bed275Poem for the family276In bed with a book277My father gets up in the middle of the night to watch an old movie278A prayer in the prospect of death279Diner280When death comes281At my funeral283The wish to be generous284Last poem285Just now289Psalm 51290Dawn revisited292Crossing the bar293Morning swim294
\ From Barnes & NobleThe anthology sequel to Good Poems isn't about suffering. Good Poems for Hard Times consists of poems to raise blah spirits and inspire dormant minds. As in his previous collection, Prairie Home Companion buddy Garrison Keillor has chosen accessible poems for ordinary folk, not highfalutin highbrows. The poets represented include Billy Collins, Emily Dickinson, Raymond Carver, Robert Frost, Charles Simic, and Kenneth Rexroth.\ \
