To the Poetry Lady … from Japan

The Poetry Lady received this query from a correspondent in Japan:
The poetry lady sure seems to know how to help in times of need.
So, here’s a question for her, from a fan in Japan.
My friends just don’t seem to share the poetic interests that I do. Lately I am finding myself lonely for more poetic [...]

Dear Poetry Lady …

I recently received this email from a friend, whose son is in grade school: 
Hi,
I’ve been looking for short things to read to H. at night (a tradition we still carry out) and tried out some poetry on him. I read some selected poems from Garrison Keillor’s book Good Poetry. He seems to like the accessible [...]