“When I was 16, Helen Fleischman assigned me to memorize Shakespeare’s Sonnet No. 29, ‘When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state’ for English class, and fifty years later, that poem is still in my head. Algebra got washed away, and geometry and most of biology, but those lines about the redemptive power of love in the face of shame are still here behind my eyeballs, more permanent than my own teeth. The sonnet is a durable good. These 77 of mine include sonnets of praise, some erotic, some lamentations, some street sonnets and a 12-sonnet cycle of months. If anything here offends, I beg your pardon. I come in peace, I depart in gratitude.”—Garrison Keillor Features music by Rich Dworsky. Please note content contains adult themes.
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"These poems were well crafted and quite enjoyable. They are erotic without being dirty, thoughtful, and accessible. Much like much in Keillor's writing, just when you think you are merely being entertained, you get slapped in the face with something poignant." — Michael (4 out of 5 stars)
"These poems were well crafted and quite enjoyable. They are erotic without being dirty, thoughtful, and accessible. Much like much in Keillor's writing, just when you think you are merely being entertained, you get slapped in the face with something poignant."
" This isn't Shakespeare, but it is interesting, fun as well as funny, informative, and very enjoyable, displaying much wisdon and intelligence, a lot like Keillor's radio program "Prairie Home Companion." "
" Wonderful sonnets about different types of love -- wife, lover, daughter, places, God & country. "
" love the sonnet to Julie Christie! "
" Amazing sonnets, wish there was a different cover though. "
" fun - witty, intelligent, thoughtful, very accessible poetry. "
" Wow. I would have never guessed this guy could push the boundaries of appropriate! LOVE IT!!!! Also, it is nice realize someone who is a celeb feels lonely or insecure. I loved this book. "
Garrison Keillor is America’s favorite storyteller. For more than forty years, as the host of A Prairie Home Companion, he has captivated millions of listeners with his weekly News from Lake Wobegon monologues. A Prairie Home Companion is heard on hundreds of public radio stations, as well as America One, the Armed Forces Networks, Sirius Satellite Radio, and via a live audio webcast. Keillor is also the author of several books and a frequent contributor to national publications including Time, the New Yorker, and National Geographic, in addition to writing his own syndicated column. He has been awarded a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment of the Humanities. He is the winner of nine AudioFile Earphones Awards, several of which were for his own books. When not touring, he resides in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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