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Good Poems for Hard Times, by Hilaire Belloc, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jennifer Michael Hecht, Robert Burns, Noël Coward, Fleur Adcock, Maxine Kumin, Patricia Hampl, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, E.E. Cummings, John Keats, Louis MacNeice, David Ignatow, Philip Booth, Wendell Berry, Jane Kenyon, John Berryman, Mary Oliver, X.J. Kennedy, Liesl Mueller, Jim Harrison, William Blake, Robert Frost, Charles Bukowski, Kenneth Rexroth, Thomas Hardy, W.S. Merwin, John Donne, Carl Dennis, Edna St. Vincent Millay, W.H. Auden, Garrison Keillor, Sharon Olds, Stephen Dobyns, Hayden Carruth, Herman Melville, Raymond Carver, Grace Paley, Kate Light, Emily Dickinson, Billy Collins, Carl Sandburg, Donald Hall, Lawrence Raab, Stephen Dunn, Howard Nemerov, Rita Dove, Galway Kinnell, Erica Funkhouser, Elizabeth Bishop, Virginia Hamilton Adair

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alanawithdog's review

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emotional reflective sad

3.5

miraclemarg's review

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inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A

5.0

mariefleurie's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

This is a really stellar selection of poems. They are all so different, and cover such a huge range of topics, styles, and time, but they fit together so beautifully. I think I might buy a copy for myself.

baba4yaga's review

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emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
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Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

natalie_b's review

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2.5

I loved the concept but found that most of the poems did not have the vibe I was looking for. It felt a bit scrambled and not all had a hopeful energy I was looking for.

katscribefever's review

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3.0

Another great collection from Garrison Keillor, though not one as profound for me personally as was his 'Good Poems.' However, there are certainly many lovely pieces to be found here.