About this title: Titled in Garrison Keillor's typical low-key, plainspoken way, GOOD POEMS FOR HARD TIMES (a spinoff from his 2002 anthology, GOOD POEMS) contains a wide selection of poems in English. Many are by living writers, but the time period represented ranged from the 16th century to the 21st.
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Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 0786280743 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Edition: Hardcover Presumed First
Binding: Very Good
Publisher: Viking, New York
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780670034369ISBN:0670034363
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Hardcover Poetry Poetry: Keillor's selection of poems from his morning radio bit. A hardcover in excellent condition. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date Published: 2006-08-29
ISBN-13:9780143037675ISBN:0143037676
Description: Good. Good to Very Good Condition; Mild bumping and wear from handling; Mild rubbing to covers and spine; Small mar mark on front cover; ** Free USPS tracking and confirm on US orders ** read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult
Date Published: 2005-09-08
ISBN-13:9780670034369ISBN:0670034363
Description: New. When Garrison Keillor published Good Poems, he touched a chord in readers across America. The anthology of poems he selected for their "wit, their simplicity, their passion, and their utter clarity in the face of everything else a person has to deal with" inspired thousands to buy what was for many their first book of poetry. Now, in Good Poems for Hard Times, Keillor has pondered over the archives of his beloved Writer's Almanac radio show to select a batch of consoling, rousing, and ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult
Date Published: 2005-09-08
ISBN-13:9780670034369ISBN:0670034363
Description: New. New book-pages are clean and unmarked. Hardcover binding is square and secure. Dust jacket is in good shape. No remainder mark or price tag. Orders packed carefully and shipped daily with tracking # emailed to you. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780670034369ISBN:0670034363
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. This 6 x 9 hardcover, has 344 pages. Poetry isthelast perserve of honest speech adn the outspoken heart. It holds the cadence of common life. It has passion for the truth adn justice adn liberty--the spirit that has kept the American porch light lit through dark ages of history. And the meaning of poetry is to give courage. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780670034369ISBN:0670034363
Description: New in new dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 368 p. Audience: General/trade. Brand New-Gift Quality In a plastic cover read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Date Published: 2006-08-29
ISBN-13:9780143037675ISBN:0143037676
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780143037675. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780143037675ISBN:0143037676
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780143037675ISBN:0143037676
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Brand New! Support Independent Pacific Northwest Booksellers! Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 344 p. Audience: General/trade. Having revived the radio variety program with A Prairie Home Companion Garrison Keillor turned to broadcasting poetry in the daily short feature The Writer's Almanac. In any given week, probably more people hear him read poems than attend poetry readings and slams. That's good because his taste is excellent. But then, his criteria are ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780670034369ISBN:0670034363
Description: New in new dust jacket. BRAND NEW BOOK! ORDER WITH CONFIDENCE FROM JOHN THE BOOKMAN-HAPPY ENDINGS ALWAYS GUARANTEED! 2 volume set. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 368 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin USA
ISBN-13:9780670034369ISBN:0670034363
Description: Used-Good in Good jacket. FIRST EDITION hardcover; Corner Wear; Clean Pages; DJ Shelf Wear; Edge Wear; Shelf Wear; Good Condition. Reliable customer service and no-hassle return policy. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780670034369ISBN:0670034363
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780670034369ISBN:0670034363
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Like New Condition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 368 p. Audience: General/trade. Very Good. Some Shelf Wear. Cover/pages may be folded just a bit. Edges/covers may show a little dirt and could have small tear or fraying. 100% Satisfaction on all purchases! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date Published: 2006-08-29
ISBN-13:9780143037675ISBN:0143037676
Description: Very Good. Softcover in very good condition. Some visible signs of wear from previous ownership, but still a very good looking copy. May have remainder mark, or a small amount of writing on the inside. read more
"The book that got me to read poetry books. I'd also been able to read a poem or two, but never able to actually read poetry books (well, I guess I read Ginsberg a fair amount in early middle school). For some reason this book, which, although the poems are great, isn't particularly helpful in hard times, got me reading poetry, one poem after another. Thanks!"
"Another favorite, and oh wait, another one about old love. what is wrong with me? I like american authors who write about the west or frontier a lot, so this fits my style."
"Alright, I finished...after just randomly opening it up and reading a poem or two here & there...I then sat down and went through for missing ones and to reread faves (Happiness, A Dialogue of Watching, The Happiest Day, Toast, Wedding Poem For Schele and Phil, To a Frustrated Poet, Ordinary Life, (2nd) Happiness, The Benefits of Ignorance...OK enough of naming just about every other poem and only being halfway through.
BUY/BEG/BORROW/STEAL this book. Oh, and I think the title should just be: Good Poems for Any Old Time.
Definitely a book to carry through life with you.
------------- I'm not very far in at all, just the intro and the first few poems while leaning in a corner at Borders. What I did read inspired me to buy the lot...(Surprise! Surprise friends! A good handful of you will be getting this for any upcoming occasions. :) )...because Keillor touches on that which is so to-the-point about poetry. It doesn't need to be fussy or full of grandeur, it just needs to be honest and bare and naked...and what a rare occurence that is in our age of diluted, calculated messaging: be it corporate media, twittering, or Goodreads reviews espousing sometime desirous of 'being more'.
So why should you buy/read this?
Because poetry is the ambrosia of life and sometimes we all need to drink in the beautiful Truth of Man's most honest words, and remember: we're not alone."
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