Ted Kooser Livres

This selection from five decades of Kooser's work illustrates his intense and intimate vision of everyday American life.

"An expanded anniversary edition of a collection of poems by Ted Kooser and Jim Harrison"-- Provided by publisher

Ted Kooser lives and writes on 62 acres of wooded hills and pasture in rural Nebraska with his wife, Kathleen Rutledge, a retired editor of the Lincoln Journal Star. None of their property is farmed and is instead left to an abundance of wildlife. For many years Kooser worked at a desk in the life insurance business, retired at 60, and for fifteen years taught poetry writing in the graduate program of the University of Nebraska.He is the author of fifteen books of poetry, five volumes of nonfiction, five children's picture books, and seventeen chapbooks and special editions. He served two terms as U.S. Poet Laureate and his 2004 collection of poems, Delights & Shadows, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Prior to the publication of A Man with a Rake, his most recent collection of poems is Red Stilts, from Copper Canyon Press. More about his life, his work, and his many honors can be found at www.tedkooser.net.

The anthology features a diverse collection of contemporary American poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction, all crafted by living writers from 1980 to the present. Each piece is chosen for its literary quality and its engagement with critical themes such as identity, oppression, injustice, and social change, offering readers a profound exploration of pressing societal issues through the lens of modern literature.

The book features the work of a former U.S. Poet Laureate, showcasing a collection of poignant and thought-provoking poetry. It explores themes of identity, nature, and the human experience, offering readers a glimpse into the emotional landscapes of the poet’s mind. With rich imagery and lyrical language, the poems invite reflection and connection, making it a significant contribution to contemporary literature. This collection not only highlights the poet's mastery of verse but also engages with universal truths that resonate across cultures.

Ted Kooser’s third book in the Pitt Poetry Series is a selection of poems published in literary journals over a ten year period by a writer whose work has been praised for its clarity and accessiblity, its mastery of figurative language, and its warmth and charm.

In this work the 2004-2005 U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Ted Kooser has selected poems from Sure Signs, winner of the Society of Midland Authors Prize, and the acclaimed One World at a Time.

"No other poet seems better suited to represent the United States as its Laureate in this era than Ted Kooser, and The Poetry Home Repair Manual should enhance his grip on our slumbering Republic." —Larry Woiwode, Poet Laureate of North Dakota, in North Dakota Quarterly Much more than a guidebook to writing and revising poems, this manual has all the comforts and merits of a long and enlightening conversation with a wise and patient old friend—a friend who is willing to share everything he’s learned about the art he’s spent a lifetime learning to execute so well. Ted Kooser has been writing and publishing poetry for more than forty years. In the pages of The Poetry Home Repair Manual , Kooser brings those decades of experience to bear. Here are tools and insights, the instructions (and warnings against instructions) that poets—aspiring or practicing—can use to hone their craft, perhaps into art. Using examples from his own rich literary oeuvre and from the work of a number of successful contemporary poets, the author schools us in the critical relationship between poet and reader, which is fundamental to what Kooser believes is poetry’s ultimate to reach other people and touch their hearts.

The poems in Cotton Candy were written during Ted Kooser's daily writing routine of getting up long before dawn and snatching out of the air whatever comes to him in words, rhythms, and cadences.

A collection of poems, which encompass the facets of Valentine's day: the traditional hearts and candy, the brilliance and purity of love, the quiet beauty of friendship, and the bittersweetness of longing.