Today, and not for the first time, I heard an amazing poem read through the amazing voice of Garrison Keillor. This radio program has been essential to me as a writer and a person. Not only for its often wonderful choices in poetry (both well-known and young writers) but also its fantastic scope in its daily history report. Here's the poem I heard today that made me realize I haven't given Anne Sexton enough of my time. If you are new to Writer's Almanac, bless you. Have a look; have a listen. Subscribe to the podcast.
Although in the past, I've disagreed with some of their political biases--which seem to have cleared up since the Bush era ended--they often put together an amazing few minutes of beauty.
