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Ted Kooser is a renowned American poet, born on April 25, 1939. His poetry is known for its simplicity and directness, which has earned him a wide readership. Kooser served as the Poet Laureate of the United States and has won numerous literary awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1993.

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“If I don't take the risk, I'll wind up with a bloodless poem. I have to be out there on the edge.”

Ifs Risk Wind Edges

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“Now the seasons are closing their files on each of us, the heavy drawers full of certificates rolling back into the tree trunks, a few old papers flocking away. Someone we loved has fallen from our thoughts, making a little, glittering splash like a bicycle pushed by a breeze. Otherwise, not much has happened; we fell in love again, finding that one red feather on the wind.”

Source: Flying At Night: Poems 1965-1985

“Mike Forsberg's images give us bright openings onto a world. . . . Here on the Great Plains both people and trees and everything else are in some way shaped by wind and weather. This book, too, has been shaped by where it comes from, and that's just a part of its beauty.”

People World Way Giving Has Beens Book Tree Wind Opening Weather Mike

Author:Ted Kooser

About the Author

Born: April 25, 1939
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 40

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Braided Creek: A Conversation in PoetryRelated source material

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