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The cover for Keillor's book, Good Poems for Hard Times
Hi Everyone,
As Promised, I will be profiling one of my favorite poets today, Garrison Keillor. I first came across his work last spring in my Creative Writing: Poetry class for my English minor. One of the required textbooks was Good Poems for Hard Times. Its basically a collection of poems by various authors selected by Keillor to, you guessed it, get you through the hard times.
Keillor is probably best known as the creator of A Prairie Home Companion. This was a radio broadcast that first started in Saint Paul in 1974. It included poetry and short story readings, as well as other creative work. After changing from various locations, including New York, until it settled in back in Minnesota in 1992. Now it is broadcast to many different states and countries and is heard worldwide.
Now, Keillor has moved his operation online. A Prairie Home Companion features free public radio broadcasts from various writers/authors, as well as many other interesting links and content. Another thing that really turned me on to Garrison Keillor is his other website, The Writer’s Almanac. It includes a featured poem of the day, audio recordings of authors/poets reading their own work or being read by Keillor. It also has an “On this day” section with various important events in writing that happened on that particular day of the year. Some links and a newsletter are there as well.
I chose Keillor to do a profile on because I feel like he is a perfect example of how the industry is changing. Before the internet, you would have to sift through academic journals or poetry books at the library in order to find new writing or old classics. Now, poets like Keillor can provide a great service that is accessible 24 hours a day and you can actually hear the poems being read.
Keillor will be coming to Ohio University on April 13th to read at the Performing Arts Series, and I highly recommend you check it out.
