Ted Kooser's "Mother"




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Summary: <p><strong>Theodore J. Kooser</strong> (born 25 April 1939)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kooser#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[1]</a> is an American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">poet</a>. Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, 2005. He served as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poet_Laureate_Consultant_in_Poetry_to_the_Library_of_Congress" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress</a> from 2004 to 2006.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kooser#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2]</a>Kooser was one of the first poets laureate selected from the Great Plains,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kooser#cite_note-:3-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[3]</a> and is known for his conversational style of poetry.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kooser#cite_note-:4-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[4]</a></p><br><p><strong>Bio via Wikipedia. </strong></p><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>