Summary: Thirteenth United States Poet Laureate (2004–2006) Ted Kooser is a retired life insurance executive who lives on acreage near the village of Garland, Nebraska, with his wife, Kathleen Rutledge. He is a visiting professor at the University of Nebraska, where he teaches poetry and nonfiction writing. His collection <em>Delights & Shadows</em> was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry in 2005. His poems have appeared in <em>The Atlantic Monthly, The Hudson Review, The Antioch Review, The Kenyon Review,</em> and dozens of other literary journals. His memoir, <em>Local Wonders: Seasons in the Bohemian Alps</em>, a Barnes & Noble Discover finalist, also won the 2002 Friends of American Writers Award and <em>ForeWord Magazine’s</em> gold medal recognition for autobiographical writing. He is the author of eight full-length collections of poetry, nine chapbooks and special editions, and <em>Braided Creek</em>, a collaboration with Jim Harrison, published by Copper Canyon Press in 2003. <em>Kindest Regards: New and Selected Poems</em> was published by Copper Canyon Press in 2018. <strong>--Bio via Copper Canyon Press. </strong><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
