Instead of a Card: Ten Poems about Journeys desk

Instead of a Card: Ten Poems about Journeys deskA greeting that not only gives great pleasure but illuminates our liveslike a message in a bottle.Robert McCrum, writer and editor Ten Poems about Journeys is a title in the Instead of a Card series, based on the idea that sending a greeting card is a lovely gesture, and sending a booklet of poetry an even more meaningful one. This mini anthology is a celebration of the rich variety of ways in which we get ourselves from A to B. A long distance walk,

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Glimpses from the August 10

I took up my palette

Thatcher's New England from the July 21

his collection of hundreds of quatrains (or rubais)

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A Matter of Survival from the September 24

The Collector from the May 12

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1969 issue

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Colors help organize and prioritize a to-do list—one quick glance tells what task belongs to what category (work