 |
All Issues » Issue #114 » Words
November 20, 2008 Issue
Local Writer’s Poetry Heard Nationwide
words by Caitlin Heidbrink
Garrison Keillor recently lent his famously soggy and soothing voice to the poetry of local writer Bruce Taylor on NPR’s nationally syndicated Writer’s Almanac show. Keillor read “Middle-Aged Men, Leaning,” as a part of his literature radio series where he recounts poems, prose, and literary history. Also a Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing and American Literature at UW-Eau Claire, Taylor’s poem comes from Pity the World, a collection of his work. Both his poem and the compilation reach out from within the head of a man, focusing on simplicities of life and deep considerations of one’s purpose and experience in the everyday. Taylor’s work now holds a spot on the Writer’s Almanac daily poem resume, which includes featured work by legends like Maya Angelou and Elizabeth Browning. Not bad company.
|
|
Comments (0)
Post a Comment
The magazine articles you like the most.
 |
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008 Hauntings |
 |
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008 A Sense of Community |
 |
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008 V1 PHOTO CONTEST
|
 |
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008 BON IVER:
|
 |
Monday, Oct. 20, 2008 Turning 40 Family Tavern Tour |
|
Arletta M Rud |
If athletes are entertainers, EC and Altoona have produced quite a few: Fuz...from article Thanks for Asking | Jan. 8, 2009 |
|
Ken |
Very good article. Amanda writes with good humor and in a way that flows an...from article Bibliophilia |
|
Dave |
Adjal is actually a female fronted band. The rest of the members are men.from article No Sugar or Spice Here |
|
SolarUpNote |
Is there some kind of award this teacher can be nominated for? Imagine what...from article It's Electric! |
|
Dave McD |
I graduated from UWEC in 1971 and I think I saw this in LE Phillips back th...from article A Body of Quirk |
|
jimmy |
very strategic.from article By the Numbers | John Menard Jr. |
|
Blake |
all- my name is blake and i am a new orleanian making my first trip to the ...from article BON IVER: |
|
Tom Giffey |
Oops, wrong link. Here's the correct one: http://www.leadertelegram.com/blo...from article BON IVER: |
 |
Insider Giveaway:
|
 |
Insider Giveaway:
|
 |
Insider Giveaway:
|
 |
Insider Giveaway:
|
 |
Insider Giveaway:
|
 |
Best of Volume One BookPrint this coupon for $5 OFF the Best of Volume One: Vol. 1, The First Five Years. |
 |
Insider Giveaway:
|