Blogs about: Ted Kooser
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american life in poetry: time
by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate, 2004-2006 Here’s a poem by Robin Chapman, from Wisconsin, that needs no introduction, because we’ve all known an elderly person who’s much like this one. Time My nei… more →
this life, designed ::
52 Photos ~ Crimson
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wrote 1 week ago: So This Is Nebraska The gravel road rides with a slow gallop over the fields, the telephone lines st … more →
U.S. Poet Laureate Notes Wisconsin Poet's Work
wrote 1 week ago: It is so great to get news about a friend, acquaintance, fellow writer making the national scene. So … more →
american life in poetry: time
wrote 1 week ago: by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate, 2004-2006 Here’s a poem by Robin Chapman, from Wisconsin, that ne … more →
A Soft Spot of His Family (from the “Bizarro Ted Kooser” series)
wrote 1 week ago: His hands are rough from working the farm, scraping what he can out of the un- forgiving soil. His f … more →
Night Poem by Jim Harrison and Ted Kooser
wrote 2 weeks ago: Night Poem by Jim Harrison and Ted Kooser The moon put her white hands on my shoulders, looked into … more →
Dawn Poem by Jim Harrison and Ted Kooser
wrote 2 weeks ago: Dawn Poem by Jim Harrison and Ted Kooser Clear summer dawn, first sun steams moisture redly off the … more →
Morning Poem by Jim Harrison and Ted Kooser
wrote 2 weeks ago: Morning Poem by Jim Harrison and Ted Kooser I want to describe my life in hushed tones like a TV nat … more →
american life in poetry: a knot of worms
wrote 3 weeks ago: by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate, 2004-2006 You can’t get closer to our hunter-gatherer ancestors t … more →
Poetry Writing Instruction Manuals: "The Poetry Home Repair Manual" (Final Thoughts)
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wrote 1 month ago: I’ve talked a bit about Ted Kooser’s The Poetry Home Repair Manual in two previous posts … more →
Harvesting Meaning
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wrote 1 month ago: In 7th grade English I was introduced to the story of Jonathan Livingston Seagull. I still remembe … more →
american life in poetry: the vacation
wrote 1 month ago: by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate, 2004-2006 If we haven’t done it ourselves, we’ve known people who … more →
Poetry Writing Instruction Manuals: “The Poetry Home Repair Manual” (Continued...)
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wrote 1 month ago: I never paid much attention to the art of poetry writing when I was in school. After we’d rea … more →
#9: Pay Attention (No, Seriously— Pay Attention.)
wrote 1 month ago: Recently I was driving around Kansas City when Ted Kooser’s “Depression Glass” cam … more →
Poet Ted Kooser on metaphor
wrote 1 month ago: My favorite description of how metaphor functions in a poem (or any writing, for that matter) comes … more →
american life in poetry: church basement
wrote 1 month ago: by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate, 2004-2006 It’s a difficult task to accurately imagine one’s self … more →
Poetry Writing Instruction Manuals: "The Poetry Home Repair Manual"
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wrote 1 month ago: A week or so ago, my Poetry Guru posted a poem by Ted Kooser on his blog. Kooser was not a poet I w … more →
Fountain pens, delicious dishes and being precious in the digital age
wrote 1 month ago: Ted Kooser, the former Poet Laureate, lives near Lincoln, Nebraska where I reside. In today’s … more →
In the Basement of the Goodwill Store - Ted Kooser
wrote 1 month ago: In musty light, in the thin brown air of damp carpet, doll heads and rust, beneath long rows of shar … more →
Tricky Anansi
wrote 1 month ago: When I was working in a library I always encouraged parents to explore the non-fiction as well for s … more →
