Good Poems, American Places

By: Garrison Keillor

Book Overview

Another bestselling anthology from Garison Keillor-beautiful verses rooted in the American landscape. Garrison Keillor, the editor of "Good Poems" and "Good Poems for Hard Times," host of "The Writer's Almanac," and all-around arbiter of fine American poetry, introduces another inspiring collection by a range of poets, some beloved favorites and others brash unknowns, organized by regions of America. From Nantucket to Knoxville, Manhattan to Minnesota, the heart can be exalted anywhere. Think of these poems as postcards-from Billy Collins, Nikki Giovanni, William Carlos Williams, Naomi Shihab Nye, Gary Snyder, Mary Oliver, and many more. Like the previous "Good Poems" collections, this volume celebrates the high-spirited, the witty and antic and jazzy voice that in many ways defines the land of the free. Choosing poems full of humor, sharp insight, and warmth, Garrison Keillor once again makes good poetry accessible and immensely enjoyable.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670022543
• ISBN13: 9780670022540
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.8" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher