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Good Poems for Hard Times is a thoughtfully assembled collection selected by Garrison Keillor, the creator of A Prairie Home Companion. Drawing from his archives of the Writer's Almanac, Keillor has chosen poems that exemplify wit, simplicity, passion, and clarity. The anthology includes works by noted authors such as Raymond Carver, Emily Dickinson, Charles Simic, Billy Collins, Robert Frost, Kenneth Rexroth, and many others. Intended to comfort and inspire, the chosen poems are memorable, beautifully worded, and accessible, providing a reassuring glimpse of ordinary grace in challenging moments.
First publish date: August 29, 2006
Genre: Poetry/Contemporary Poetry
Authors: Garrison Keillor
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