Ted Kooser
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
One cold, spring morning, an ordinary grocery bag begins blowing around a landfill, then as it travels down a road, through a stream, and into a town, it is used in various ways by different people, many of whom do not even notice it.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Mr. Posey is feeling gloomy, because everything seems dull. Maybe he needs new glasses? When he and his energetic young neighbour, Andy, try on the glasses from the Thrift Shop barrel, they're in for a big surprise. Each pair is different, and none of them are quite right. But when Andy makes a simple observation, Mr. Posey's view changes, and finally everything is brighter, different, and exciting.
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Series
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English
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Ted Kooser describes with exquisite detail and humor the place he calls home in the rolling hills of southeastern Nebraska, an area known as the Bohemian Alps. Nothing is too big or too small for his attention, including memories of his grandmother's cooking. And Kooser reminds us that the closing of local schools, thoughtless county weed control, and irresponsible housing development destroy more than just the view.
What makes life meaningful
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When Charlie visits his hardworking grandparents in the summer, he often is left to himself, and he is lonely. So he goes out to play by the stream, with a tin can for tadpoles, a special weed-whacking stick, and stones to drop from the iron bridge. One day he notices that when he strikes the bridge with a big stone, it rings with a bong like a church bell and echoes into the valley. And sometimes a faint, very distant, different-sounding bong comes...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"A freewheeling romp through the world of imagery and metaphor, this quietly startling collection of thirty poems, framed by the four elements, is about art and reality, fact and fancy. Look around: what do you see? A clown balancing a pie in a tree, or an empty nest perched on a leafless branch? As poet Connie Wanek alludes to in her afterword—a lively dialogue with former US Poet Laureate Ted Kooser—sometimes the simplest sights and...
Author
Publisher
Copper Canyon Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Four decades of poetry--and a generous selection of new work--make up this collection by Pulitzer Prize winner Ted Kooser. Firmly rooted in the landscapes of the Midwest, Kooser's poetry succeeds in finding the emotional resonances within the ordinary. Kooser's language of quiet intensity trains itself on the intricacies of human relationships, as well as the animals and objects that make up our days. As Poetry magazine said of his work, 'Kooser...
15) Red stilts
Author
Publisher
Copper Canyon Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Red Stilts finds Pulitzer Prize-winner and former U. S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser at the top of his imaginative and storytelling powers. Here are the richly metaphorical, imagistically masterful, clear and accessible poems for which he has become widely known. Kooser writes for an audience of everyday readers and believes poets “need to write poetry that doesn’t make people feel stupid.” Each poem in Red Stilts strives to reveal the complex beauties...
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