Good Poems

Selected and Introduced by Garrison Keillor

De: Various, Garrison Keillor - Introduction, Garrison Keillor - Editor

Narrado por: Ensemble cast, Garrison Keillor

Good Poems includes poems 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. Good Poems includes poems about lovers, children, failure, everyday life, death, and transcendence.

The poems are read by Keillor and a number of the poets included in the collection. Some are wise, some are funny, some are soothing or heartwarming. All were chosen for their wit, frankness, passion, and, in Keillor's words, their utter clarity in the face of everything else a person has to deal with at 7 a.m.

©2002 Garrison Keillor (P)2002 HighBridge Company

Great read

Very good, though having the chapters divided by poem would be nice! Otherwise excellent poetry

Poems to come back to

I love this book. I've had a casserole of it for years, and it's almost worn out. It's great to have it on my IPad now. The readings by Garrison and others are calm, without theatrics, and memorable. I listen often, and at length.

Pure delight

Listening to these poems was one of the greatest pleasures of my past two months. I savored them slowly, soaking them in. Sometimes laughing, sometimes remembering, sometimes realizing. I was deeply sad to come to it’s end. My only consolation is that I can go back to the beginning.

Enjoyable, thought provoking, and relaxing

Although Garrison Keillor has a bit of a muddy name at the moment, his voice transports me into my grandmother's kitchen. Both my grandmother and her kitchen are long gone, but his voice is safe and comforting. The poems weren't bad either.

Best Collection of Poetry Ever

I like everything about this collection of poetry. I have listened to it many, many times. The fact that the poems are read, either by Mr. Keillor or others, adds to my enjoyment.