Splitting an Order Contributor(s): Kooser, Ted (Author) |
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ISBN: 1556594704 ISBN-13: 9781556594700 Publisher: Copper Canyon Press OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Literary Collections | American - General |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.9" (0.30 lbs) 102 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Ted Kooser must be the most accessible and enjoyable major poet in America. His lines are so clear and simple. --Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Readers of Splitting an Order] will find 'characters' both strange and wonderful, animal or human. There is a sense that time is passing quickly and that everything worthy must be captured and savored. --Library Journal, starred review Kooser's ability to discover the smallest detail and render it remarkable is a rare gift. --Bloomsbury Review Hailed by Library Journal as a master of the single-metaphor poem, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling poet Ted Kooser calls attention to the intimacies of life through commonplace objects and occurrences. This collection--ten years in the making--is rich with quiet and profound magnificence. I like to watch an old man cutting a sandwich in half Ted Kooser is the author of numerous books of poetry and prose, including Delights and Shadows (Copper Canyon), which won the Pulitzer Prize. A former US Poet Laureate, Kooser serves as editor for American Life in Poetry, a nationally syndicated weekly newspaper column. |