b. 1939
Ted Kooser
Ted Kooser served as Poet Laureate from 2004 to 2006. His poetry has been set to music by composers such as Stephen Paulus, Paul Moravec and Randall Snyder.
Photo: Ted Kooser, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
About
“Kooser, who was born in Ames, Iowa, received his bachelor’s degree from Iowa State and his master’s in English from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He is the author of 10 collections of poetry, including Delights & Shadows, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005. His other honors include two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, a Pushcart Prize and the Stanley Kunitz Prize from Columbia. He is a professor in the English department at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.”
–Library of Congress Poets Laureate page
Related Information
Ted Kooser's Official Website
tedkooser.netPoetry Foundation
poetryfoundation.org/poets/ted-kooserPoets.org
poets.org/poetsorg/poet/ted-kooserLibrary of Congress
loc.gov/item/n78078777/ted-kooserSongs
A Heartland Portrait2006Stephen PaulusTed KooserA Summer Night2006 · A Heartland PortraitStephen PaulusTed KooserAt Midnight2006 · A Heartland PortraitStephen PaulusTed KooserAn August Night2006 · A Heartland PortraitStephen PaulusTed KooserFlying at Night2006 · A Heartland PortraitStephen PaulusTed KooserPorch Swing in September2006 · A Heartland PortraitStephen PaulusTed Kooser
