While we’re on the subject of writing, author, editor, and sacred treasure Garrison Keillor is an important part of my life. He is one of the highlights of my day, in fact. And I am indebted to Jim Kullander of the Omega Institute for telling me that I could get Keillor’s “Writer’s Almanac,” (a short radio broadcast that airs daily on National Public Radio), sent to me in the form of an emailed newsletter. So can you. It’s free.

The “Writer’s Almanac,” if you’ve never heard it, is a spoken advisory of literary anniversaries (“Today is the birthday of Herman Melville”, for example), biographical sketches (“The writer Jane Smiley was born…”), and poems. Keillor’s resonant voice sends his skillfull selections straight into your bones. The three-minute program is an ongoing tribute to the present moment, a luscious valentine to those engaged in the writing trade. It is also a daily gift to anyone who loves to read. And Keillor is doing more for American poetry than anyone else has in decades. He reads a new poem every day in the broadcast. Not only that, the melody that opens and closes the program will make you want to cry every time (take a listen–you’ll see). I never get sick of it.

You can get this little radio show e-mailed to you in the form of an audio newsletter that you can listen to on your computer at your office or your home. Register on the “Writer’s Almanac” page of NPR.com. You can also find a program sample here.