Think of the 39th President and what do you see? Those big white choppers? Hostages in Iran? Long lines at the gas pump? The lust in his heart? “Malaise”? How about poetry? Yes, in addition to being a tireless advocate for peace, Jimmy Carter considers himself something of a poet, and by all reports he doesn’t completely stink. Even if he does, his book Always a Reckoning and Other Poems (with illustrations by his granddaughter) is bound to tug on the heartstrings of those with a special bond to...more