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Recent episodes:

May. 19, 2013: The Writer's Almanac
Poem: "Amongst the French" by Paul Zimmer, and the literary and historical notes for Sunday, May 19, 2013.

May. 18, 2013: The Writer's Almanac
Poem: "All that time" by May Swenson, and the literary and historical notes for Saturday, May 18, 2013.

May. 17, 2013: The Writer's Almanac
Poem: "May Song" by Wendell Berry, and the literary and historical notes for Friday, May 17, 2013.

May. 16, 2013: The Writer's Almanac
Poem: "Walking Distance" by Connie Wanek, and the literary and historical notes for Thursday, May 16, 2013.

May. 15, 2013: The Writer's Almanac
Poem: "A Hint of Spring" by James Whitcomb Riley, and the literary and historical notes for Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

May. 14, 2013: The Writer's Almanac
Poem: "Animal Spirits" by Denise Levertov, and the literary and historical notes for Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

May. 13, 2013: The Writer's Almanac
Poem: "Iowa City to Boulder" by William Matthews, and the literary and historical notes for Monday, May 13, 2013.

The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor

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Recent episodes:

“Writers end up writing stories--or rather, stories' shadows--and they're grateful if they can, but it is not enough. Nothing the writer can do is ever enough”

“I want to live other lives. I've never quite believed that one chance is all I get. Writing is my way of making other chances.”

“Writing is a performance, like singing an aria or dancing a jig”

“All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.”

“Good writing is always about things that are important to you, things that are scary to you, things that eat you up.”

“In certain ways writing is a form of prayer.”

“Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.”

“Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”

“Let's face it, writing is hell.”

“A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”

“Writing is 90 percent procrastination: reading magazines, eating cereal out of the box, watching infomercials.”

“Writing is a failure. Writing is not only useless, it's spoiled paper.”

“Writing is very hard work and knowing what you're doing the whole time.”

“I think all writing is a disease. You can't stop it.”

“Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one's luck.”

“The less conscious one is of being 'a writer,' the better the writing.”

“Writing is…that oddest of anomalies: an intimate letter to a stranger.”

“Writing is my dharma.”

“Writing is a combination of intangible creative fantasy and appallingly hard work.”

“I think writing is, by definition, an optimistic act.”

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The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor

Podcast

What is a podcast?

Additionally, you can play the audio on your computer using a variety of audio applications.

Recent episodes:

“Writers end up writing stories--or rather, stories' shadows--and they're grateful if they can, but it is not enough. Nothing the writer can do is ever enough”

“I want to live other lives. I've never quite believed that one chance is all I get. Writing is my way of making other chances.”

“Writing is a performance, like singing an aria or dancing a jig”

“All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.”

“Good writing is always about things that are important to you, things that are scary to you, things that eat you up.”

“In certain ways writing is a form of prayer.”

“Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.”

“Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”

“Let's face it, writing is hell.”

“A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”

“Writing is 90 percent procrastination: reading magazines, eating cereal out of the box, watching infomercials.”

“Writing is a failure. Writing is not only useless, it's spoiled paper.”

“Writing is very hard work and knowing what you're doing the whole time.”

“I think all writing is a disease. You can't stop it.”

“Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one's luck.”

“The less conscious one is of being 'a writer,' the better the writing.”

“Writing is…that oddest of anomalies: an intimate letter to a stranger.”

“Writing is my dharma.”

“Writing is a combination of intangible creative fantasy and appallingly hard work.”

“I think writing is, by definition, an optimistic act.”

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