Monthly Archives: September 2006

"The Best of It" by Kay Ryan, from The Niagara River. © Grove Press, New York. The Best of ItHowever carved upor pared down we get,we keep on makingthe best of it as thoughit doesn’t matter thatour acre’s down toa … Continue reading →

Poem: "Autumn," by Linda Pastan, from Heroes in Disguise (W.W. Norton). Autumn I want to mentionsummer endingwithout meaning the deathof somebody loved or even the deathof the trees.Today in the marketI heard a mother say Look at the pumpkins,it’s finally … Continue reading →

The Writer’s Almanac – Garrison KeillorPorch Swing in Septemberby Ted Kooser, from Flying at Night. © University of Pittsburgh Press.The porch swing hangs fixed in a morning sunthat bleaches its gray slats, its flowered cushionwhose flowers have faded, like those … Continue reading →