The life and poetry of Ted Kooser

Description:

Just as so much of Kooser's own writing weaves geography, history, and family stories into its measures, so does this first critical biography consider the poet's 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 Kooser's 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.

subjects: Poets laureate,  Criticism and interpretation,  Biography,  American Poets,  Poets, biography,  Authors, american,  Nebraska, biography

People: Ted Kooser

Places: United States,  Nebraska

Times: 20th century