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— F. Scott Fitzgerald | Your order helps support public radio. In this week's EXTRA, we feature anthologies of poetry from The Writer's Almanac, as well as poetry from William Wordsworth, Jeffrey Harrison, Jay Hopler, and Marge Piercy, history lessons about Sergei Rachmaninoff, Vincent van Gogh, Martin Luther King Jr., and Hans Christian Andersen, and a new release from the folks at A Prairie Home Companion. |
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Good Poems: An Anthology from The Writer’s Almanac
Selected and Introduced by Garrison Keillor The first collection of poetry from The Writer’s Almanac demonstrates the variety you have come to expect from the daily program. Garrison Keillor has selected poems that have breadth and substance and that can be returned to again and again! Good Poems includes verse about lovers, children, failure, everyday life, death and transcendence. 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! Poems from the book: |
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Good Poems for Hard Times: An Anthology from The Writer’s Almanac
Selected and Introduced by Garrison Keillor Chosen by Garrison Keillor from 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. Poems from the book: |
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It's a dark night in a city that knows how to keep its secrets, but high above the mean streets, a light burns on the 12th floor of the Acme Building, where Guy Noir — hard boiled, world-weary, yet surprisingly articulate — is trying to find the answers to life's questions. In his big swivel chair under the bare bulb beside the beat-up gray file cabinet, he awaits the call of his clientele: the disappointed, the paranoid, the embittered, the rejected — and the hilarious. Garrison Keillor's private eye spoof has thrilled audiences every week for over 20 on live public radio broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion. Now, for the very first time, 36 all-time favorite Guy Noir episodes are available in one collection. Follow the intrepid detective as he solves cases no other gumshoe would touch, and enjoy Keillor’s intelligent — but always funny — spin on the classic detective genre. As always, sign up for our Facebook fanpage and follow us on Twitter to keep up with all the news! Have a great week!
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