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Schlagwort: Ted Kooser
38. American Life in Poetry: Column 337
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE South Dakota poet Leo Dangel has written some of the best and truest poems about rural life that I’m aware of. Here’s a fine one about a chance discovery. Behind the Plow I look in the turned sod… Continue Reading „38. American Life in Poetry: Column 337“
22. American Life in Poetry: Column 336
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE This week’s column is by Ladan Osman, who is originally from Somalia but who now lives in Chicago. I like “Tonight” for the way it looks with clear eyes at one of the rough edges of American life,… Continue Reading „22. American Life in Poetry: Column 336“
21. American Life in Poetry: Column 335
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE I’ve always been fascinated by miniatures of all kinds, the little glass animals I played with as a boy, electric trains, dollhouses, and I think it’s because I can feel that I’m in complete control. Everything is right… Continue Reading „21. American Life in Poetry: Column 335“
20. American Life in Poetry: Column 334
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE Those of us who have gone back home to attend a reunion of classmates may have felt the strangeness of being a vaguely familiar person among others who, too, seem vaguely familiar. Dana Gioia, who served the country… Continue Reading „20. American Life in Poetry: Column 334“
71. American Life in Poetry: Column 334
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE Those of us who have gone back home to attend a reunion of classmates may have felt the strangeness of being a vaguely familiar person among others who, too, seem vaguely familiar. Dana Gioia, who served the… Continue Reading „71. American Life in Poetry: Column 334“
57. American Life in Poetry: Column 333
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE Here is a lovely poem by Robert Cording, a poet who lives in Connecticut, which shows us a fresh new way of looking at something commonplace. That’s the kind of valuable service a poet can provide. … Continue Reading „57. American Life in Poetry: Column 333“
50. Dichter der Arbeiterschaft wird Laureate
Philip Levine, der vor allem für seine großherzigen Whitmanesquen Gedichte über die Arbeiterschaft Detroits bekannt wurde, wird Nachfolger von W.S. Merwin als Poet laureate der Vereinigten Staaten. James Billington, der Congress-Bibliothekar, sagte: „Für mich eine außergewöhnliche Entdeckung, er machte mich mit einer völlig neuen… Continue Reading „50. Dichter der Arbeiterschaft wird Laureate“
3. American Life in Poetry: Column 332
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE I’d guess that nearly everyone is aware that time seems to speed up as we age. Whenever I say that something happened ten years ago, my wife reminds me that it was twenty. Here’s a poem about… Continue Reading „3. American Life in Poetry: Column 332“
99. American Life in Poetry: Column 331
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE It is estimated that one out of five Americans enjoys spending time bird watching, or birding, and here’s a poem for some of those people by Kathleen M. McCann, who lives in Massachusetts. I especially like the way… Continue Reading „99. American Life in Poetry: Column 331“
74. American Life in Poetry: Column 330
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE Humans first prized horses for their strength and speed, but we have since been captivated by their beauty, their deep eyes and mysterious silences. Here’s a poem by Robert Wrigley, who lives in Idaho, where the oldest fossilized… Continue Reading „74. American Life in Poetry: Column 330“
20. American Life in Poetry: Column 328
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE How I love poems in which there is evidence of a poet paying close attention to the world about him. Here Angelo Giambra, who lives in Florida, has been keeping an eye on the bees. The Water Carriers… Continue Reading „20. American Life in Poetry: Column 328“
10. American Life in Poetry: Column 328
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE I don’t often mention literary forms, but of this lovely poem by Cecilia Woloch I want to suggest that the form, a villanelle, which uses a pattern of repetition, adds to the enchantment I feel in reading… Continue Reading „10. American Life in Poetry: Column 328“
135. American Life in Poetry: Column 327
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE Some of us have more active fantasy lives than others, but all of us have them. Here Karin Gottshall, who lives in Vermont, shares a variety of loneliness that some of our readers may have experienced. … Continue Reading „135. American Life in Poetry: Column 327“
133. James Richardson wins Jackson Poetry Prize
Poets & Writers, Inc. has named James Richardson the fifth annual recipient of the Jackson Poetry Prize, a $50,000 award given to honor an American poet of exceptional talent who deserves wider recognition.. This year’s judges were Mark Doty, Rita Dove, and Gerald Stern. The… Continue Reading „133. James Richardson wins Jackson Poetry Prize“
56. American Life in Poetry: Column 325
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE Many of us have attempted to console friends who have recently been divorced, and though it can be a pretty hard sell, we have assured them that things will indeed be better with the passage of time.… Continue Reading „56. American Life in Poetry: Column 325“
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