The Life and Poetry of Ted Kooser by Mary K. Stillwell (English) Hardcover Book

Description: The Life and Poetry of Ted Kooser by Mary K. Stillwell This book finally provides a fuller and more complex picture of a writer who, perhaps more than any other, has brought the Great Plains and the Midwest, lived large and small, into the poetry of our day. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Like a flash of lightning it came to him-the unathletic high school student Ted Kooser saw a future as a famous poet that promised everything: glory, immortality, a bohemian lifestyle (no more doing dishes, no more cleaning his room), and, particularly important to the lonely teenager, girls! Unlike most kids with a sudden ambition, Kooser, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and thirteenth poet laureate of the United States, made good on his dream. But glory was a long time coming, and along the way Kooser lived the life that has made his poetry what it is, as deeply grounded in family, work, and the natural world as it is attuned to the nuances of language. Just as so much of Koosers own writing weaves geography, history, and family stories into its measures, so does this first critical biography consider the poets work and life together: his upbringing in Iowa, his studies in Nebraska with poet Karl Shapiro as mentor, his career in insurance, his family life, his bout with cancer, and, always, his poetry. Combining a fine appreciation of Koosers work and life, this book finally provides a fuller and more complex picture of a writer who, perhaps more than any other, has brought the Great Plains and the Midwest, lived large and small, into the poetry of our day. Author Biography A Nebraska native, Mary K. Stillwell has studied writing in New York and, with Ted Kooser, on the plains and earned her PhD in plains literature from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She served as coeditor of Nebraska Presence: An Anthology of Poetry and has published her poetry widely in literary magazines and journals as well as a number of anthologies. Her full-length collection of poems is Moving to Malibu. Table of Contents List of Illustrations000Acknowledgments000Chronology000Part 1. Growing Up in Iowa, 193919631. Official Entry2. An Emerging Imagination3. Summers in Paradise4. Looking the Part5. King, A Dog of the North6. Moving GibraltarPart 2. Nebraska Apprenticeship, 196319697. The Move to Nebraska8. Journey to a Place of Work9. Official Entry Blank10. Running on EmptyPart 3. The Shepherds New Song, 1970197911. A Local Habitation & a Name12. Singing the Shepherds Song13. Not Coming to Be Barked At14. "Walking Home to You"Part 4. American Scripture, 1980199415. Sure Signs16. Common Ground17. One World at a Time18. Weather CentralPart 5. "Feeling the Speed," 1995Today19. "Lights on a Ground of Darkness"20. Winter Morning Walks21. Local Wonders22. Delights & Shadows23. "The Ripening Odor of Praise"24. "Bright Yellow Leaves Flying"Source Acknowledgments000Notes000Bibliography000Index000 Review "Ted Kooser is an important American poet who achieved a national reputation while living and working almost entirely outside the centers of literary power. Mary K. Stillwells carefully researched new book provides biographical information never before available. This is a uniquely useful study of Koosers life and work." - Dana Gioia, poet and former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts "Mary K. Stillwells biography, The Life and Poetry of Ted Kooser, is not only carefully, clearly researched and presented, but a project of genuine love. Longtime Kooser fans will cheer for more details illuminating our beloved favorite poet. New Kooser readers will find the book so inviting they too make a lifetime friend." - Naomi Shihab Nye, author of 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East Promotional This book finally provides a fuller and more complex picture of a writer who, perhaps more than any other, has brought the Great Plains and the Midwest, lived large and small, into the poetry of our day. Review Quote "Working far outside the dominant literary establishment--both geographically and in terms of current fads--Kooser modestly yet powerfully turns us toward the mystery, heartache, and beauty at the heart of ordinary life. Stillwells excellent study helps us to understand how and why he does this."--Scott Kinckerbocker, Western American Literature Promotional "Headline" This book finally provides a fuller and more complex picture of a writer who, perhaps more than any other, has brought the Great Plains and the Midwest, lived large and small, into the poetry of our day. Details ISBN0803243863 Author Mary K. Stillwell Short Title LIFE & POETRY OF TED KOOSER Language English ISBN-10 0803243863 ISBN-13 9780803243866 Media Book Format Hardcover Publisher University of Nebraska Press Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-09-01 Country of Publication United States Imprint Bison Books Place of Publication Nebraska UK Release Date 2013-09-01 AU Release Date 2013-09-01 NZ Release Date 2013-09-01 US Release Date 2013-09-01 Pages 336 DEWEY 811.54 Illustrations 28 photographs, 1 illustration, 1 chronology Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161806852;

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