{"product_id":"conversations-with-ted-kooser-hardback-9781496855558","title":"Conversations with Ted Kooser (Hardback) 9781496855558","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eConversations with Ted Kooser\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Cusatis (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496855558\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 February 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e277 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.548 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn twenty-one interviews spanning nearly half a century, \u003ci\u003eConversations with Ted Kooser\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the Nebraska writer’s rise from a regional poet of the Great Plains to a Pulitzer Prize–winning artistic luminary. The candor, clarity, and eloquence, which distinguish Kooser’s plentiful body of work, color these edifying and entertaining conversations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The interviews in \u003ci\u003eConversations with Ted Kooser\u003c\/i\u003e are conducted by esteemed poets and critics, radio hosts, and journalists. They discuss Kooser’s life and career as well as his award-winning poetry, prose, and children’s books. The collection includes two previously unpublished interviews, separated by a twenty-year period, with poet\/scholar Mary K. Stillwell, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Poetry of Ted Kooser\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as live interviews broadcast on NPR’s \u003ci\u003eFresh Air with Terry Gross\u003c\/i\u003e and Library of Congress host Grace Cavalieri’s\u003ci\u003e The Poet and the Poem\u003c\/i\u003e. The book also features thirty of Kooser’s poems, accompanied by his commentary on their genesis. Seventeen of these are drawn from his Pulitzer Prize–winning collection, \u003ci\u003eDelights \u0026amp; Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kooser (b. 1939) is a two-term United States Poet Laureate, dedicated to making engaging poetry available to all readers. His syndicated newspaper column, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Life in Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, begun during his tenure as poet laureate, delivered contemporary poems by poets from across the nation to more than four million readers, long after his laureateship ended. Now in his mideighties, Kooser remains highly prolific and internationally popular, continuing to compose life-affirming—and, as many attest, life-changing—poems, celebrating the wonders of the natural world, the subtle grandeur of human connection, and the unifying order he observes in all creation.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003eAn Interview with Ted Kooser\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArnold Hatcher \/ 1976\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A Moment of Order in a Chaos of Language\": An Interview with Ted Kooser\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid M. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCicotelloand William A. Heffernan \/ 1982\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Interview with Ted Kooser\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Sanders \/ 1983\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Way to Start: A Conversation with Ted Kooser\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Whalen and Chris Fink \/ 1999\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinter Morning Walks\u003c\/i\u003e: A Conversation with Ted Kooser\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJay Meek \/ 2000\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterview with Ted Kooser\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary K. Stillwell \/ 2003\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"American Life\" from Its Poet Laureate\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTerry Gross \/ 2005\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe American Grain of Ted Kooser\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrace Cavalieri \/ 2005\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Interview with Ted Kooser\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Meats \/ 2005\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the Outside Looking In: An Interview with Ted Kooser\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarbour Winn, Elaine Smokewood, and John McBride \/ 2006\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Crossing Over: The US Poet Laureate on the Aesthetic of the Simple Poem\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Varnon \/ 2006\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomething Just Happens: A Conversation with Ted Kooser\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Baker \/ 2008\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe First Order of Wonders: An Interview with Ted Kooser\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Barillas \/ 2008\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Simple, Clear, Direct\": Ted Kooser Talks Poetry with AP Literature Students\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharleston School of the Arts \/ 2010\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Interview with Ted Kooser\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJudith Harris \/ 2010\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarving for Order: A Conversation with Ted Kooser\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Simon \/ 2017\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterview with a Poet: Ted Kooser\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTyler Robert Sheldon \/ 2020\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenowned Poet and Nebraska Resident Ted Kooser Is Still Hitting His Stride\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Christen \/ 2021\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Conversation with Ted Kooser: In Dialogue with Judith Harris\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJudith Harris \/ 2023\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuly 2023: A Conversation with Ted Kooser\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary K. Stillwell \/ 2023\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Poem Is \"A Hand-Drawn Treasure Map\": Ted Kooser in Conversation with John Cusatis\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Cusatis \/ 2024\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607727239448,"sku":"9781496855558","price":66.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/conversations-with-ted-kooser-hardback-9781496855558","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}