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    <body><![CDATA[I will admit that half the reason this book is a favorite is because I received it from Keillor himself, autographed and all, right after a Prairie Home Companion show. I had waited in line for tickets, as my parents birthday present, got to sit on  stage and was talking to one of the musicians afte...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3405988">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read all of these poems out of order and it was amazing. Right now I'm stuck on the love poetry &quot;Darling I never knew such loving&quot;, &quot;Wedding poem for Shel and Phil&quot;, &quot;The discovery of sex&quot;,  and &quot;There comes the strangest moment&quot;. But there are other hilario...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/673820">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a collection! So many good ones that I quake with amazement...it's all too much to take in at one sitting. Savor it then, take it piece by piece and go back to it to see it in the light of another understanding. <br/>Why don't they use this in high school for poetry appreciation instead of the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44992345">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 20 11:05:58 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love the Burma Shave &quot;poems&quot;...]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Alright, I finished...after just randomly opening it up and reading a poem or two here &amp; 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, (...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67119712">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 03 18:24:04 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am not, nor have I ever been, exceptionally qualified to write a review of a collection of poetry.  Back in the day, I could probably have muddled out something about rhyme and meter, but high school English is a long way behind me, and I've forgotten anything I ever knew.<br/><br/>But I do like...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62069800">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="47693249">
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Keillor suggests that these are the kinds of poems that you would send to a friend who was having a tough time.  I'm not sure I read them that way.  So many are so very, very dark.  I was delighted by a few, Cecilia Wolochs Slow Children at Play, and Rita Doves Dawn Revisited.  I thought that Donald...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47693249">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Tue Jun 09 10:55:00 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is hands down my favorite book of poems ever and I loooooove poetry. There's something about the healing power of poetry that makes you pause. Poetry makes me feel...alive. Supported. Amazed at the god of small things. This book perfectly encapsulates all the best things about poetry- and Garri...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59009125">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="52721240">
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book contains many good poems prefaced by an excellent introduction by Mr. Keillor.  I would recommend this book to any person who is new to poetry.  Personally, I liked &quot;the lesson of the moth&quot; by Don Marquis the most.  It is my favorite poem.]]></body>
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    <review id="43203479">
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  <date_added>Thu Jan 15 20:39:59 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I stole this book from some guy who was hitting on Nate's girlfriend at Leopold's. He got up and went to the bathroom and I stuffed it under my coat and walked out. Yeah, I'm cold like that. ]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu Jul 16 19:35:06 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jul 17 07:03:05 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A friend gave me this book after my grandmother passed away, and it was a great comfort to me.  I enjoy opening up to a random page and taking a few minutes with whatever I happen to find.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="73169673">
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    <name><![CDATA[Derek]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 01 21:22:56 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Oct 14 10:16:18 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[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 t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73169673">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="68873553">
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    <name><![CDATA[Corinne]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[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. ]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sun Dec 07 11:24:02 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[These are hard times and sometimes sad poems are the best, and can say what we feel when we cannot.  Give to a friend going through a rough time.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I like reading anthologies like this, because, as a rule, suffering breeds the best stuff. Don't tell me it doesn't. Poetry is what leaks out of an open wound. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A follow-up to his very successful first anthology.  I prefer the poems in the first to those in the second.  Still a good read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love this book. I work with some hard time populations. This is a great work tool.]]></body>
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    <review id="48935346">
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  <read_at>Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a lovely book of poetry, with insightful, amusing, pick-me up poems. I am eager to read the other Good poems book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fun to have.  (It was half price and I couldn't resist.)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[great collection, great poems, fun for the whole family.]]></body>
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