Ted Kooser
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Theodore J. 'Thomas' J. "Ted" Kooser (born 25 April 1939) is an American poet.
From 2004 to 2006, he served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress.
Kooser was one of the first poets to be selected from the Great Plains and is known for his conversational style of poetry.
Early life
Ted Kooser was born in Ames, Iowa, on April 25, 1939. Kooser attended Ames Public Schools for elementary and middle school as a child. Kooser's curiosity at Ames High School began in the library and moved to cars. In 1956, he joined the Nightcrawlers Car Club and became the group's secretary. One of his teachers, Mary McNally, encouraged him to write essays and poems that reflected his life. Kooser decided early in life that he was going to be a well-known poet for three reasons: fame, immortality, and the freedom from the bohemian lifestyle.
Kooser graduated from Ames High School with a class of 175 students and enrolled in Iowa State University, the alma mater of his uncles. He began writing short nonfiction articles for the Iowa State student literary magazine. He also attended the Iowa State Writer's Round Table, which he credits for fine-tuning his writing skills; Iowa Senator Tom Harkin was also a member of the group. In 1961, Kooser moved to Marshalltown, Iowa, to teach English classes. He graduated with a BS in English from Iowa State University and moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to live with his parents. He was given a graduate readership position at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, but he and his wife migrated to Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1963. He quit the University soon after winning the Vreeland Award for poetry in 1964, but soon after lost his graduate readership due to his low GPA. He earned his MA from Nebraska in 1967.
Kooser worked at Bankers Life Nebraska after obtaining his Master's Degree. He went on to work with Lincoln Benefit Life (a Allstate Insurance company) for 35 years before retiring as Vice President at the age of 60. He wrote for an hour and a half before work every morning, and by the time he retired, Kooser had published seven books of poetry by that time. Kooser worked as a Presidential Professor in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's English department and is now a Professor Emeritus.
He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry by the Librarian of Congress on August 12, 2004 and served a term from October 2004 to May 2005.
Theodore J. Kooser, a poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, was appointed to serve a second term in April 2005. Kooser's book Delights & Shadows received the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his book Delights & Shadows (Copper Canyon Press, 2004). "There is a sense of quiet admiration at the heart of all Kooser's writing, but it does not appear to animate his latest collection of poems, Delights & Shadows," Edward Hirsch wrote.
Kindest Regards: New and Selected Poems, and Red Stilts are Kooser's most recent books (2020).
He created and hosted the newspaper "American Life in Poetry." In 2020, Kooser selected Kwame Dawes, a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, to replace him as his successor as of January 1, 2021. The University of Nebraska Press also edited the Ted Kooser Contemporary Poetry collection by Kooser.
Awards & Honors
Ted Kooser was a participant of the Midwest Poetry Renaissance in the 1960s and 1970s. Through a five-state swath of the Great Plains area, the Midwest Poetry Renaissance drew on elements of Rural America. Because of being aware of larger socioeconomic trends, such as the mistrust of a media-driven culture, poets of the midwest were highly respected among artists around the world.
In that time, more small presses opened, and Midwestern poets began releasing more work. Warren Woessner believes the MPR was the MPR's catalyst, which was also named Heartland in 1967. Following that point, the movement began to flourish, as well as other writers such as Victor Contoski, Mak Vinz, Gary Gildner, Greg Kuzma, Greg Kuzma, and Kathy Weigner (as well as many others) who exampled the rural subject matter and conversational tone. The bulk of the poets were in their twenties or early thirties and published their first books.
During the tenties and thirties, Ted was in his late teens and thirties. He published his first book, titled "Official Entry Blank," in the early 1970s, at which time Ted's first full-length book was out of print, as many other Midwest writers have become more of a small press poet. Ted continued to see individual poems published in anthologies, as well as a few others on small presses. He also began to edit The New Salt Creek Reader, which had six anthologies by 1974.
The movement came to an end in 1975 with the publication of Heartland II by a Warren Woessner, a poet during the Midwest Poetry Renaissance.
Ted Kooser is known for his conversational style of poetry that is more obtainable to a nonliterary audience. Kooser's style is described as "derived from common speech, with subject matter common to the Midwest," critic Dana Gioia's book Can Poetry Matters. Both problems for Midwesterners and everyday life are present in Kooser's early and modern work. Love, family, house, and time are all recurring themes, but he does not believe himself a regional poet.
Kooser lives on acreage near the village of Garland, Nebraska. Kooser has been a member of the Lincoln Library Board. He was the founding president of the Nebraska Literary Heritage Association.
Kathleen Rutledge, former Lincoln Journal Star editor Kathleen Rutledge, has married Kooser. They have one son and two grandchildren.
Education
Kooser graduated from Ames High School with a class of 175 students and attended Iowa State University, the alma mater of his uncles. He began writing short nonfiction stories for the Iowa State student literary journal. He also joined the Iowa State Writer's Round Table, which he praises for fine-tuning his writing skills; Iowa Senator Tom Harkin was also a member of the group. In 1961, Kooser came from Marshalltown, Iowa, to teach English lessons. He graduated with a BS in English from Iowa State University and then moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to live with his parents. He was given the opportunity at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as a graduate readership student, and he and his wife immigrated to Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1963. He shortly after winning the Vreeland Award for poetry in 1964, but he soon dropped his graduate readership from the University due to his low GPA. He earned his MA from Nebraska in 1967.
Kooser obtained his Master's Degree in Omaha and spent time at Bankers Life Nebraska. He went on to work for Lincoln Benefit Life (a Allstate company) for 35 years before retiring as Vice President at the age of 60. He wrote for an hour and a half before work every morning, and by the time he retired, Kooser had published seven books of poetry. Kooser served as a Presidential Fellow in the English department of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's English department and is now a Professor Emeritus.
He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry by the Librarian of Congress on August 12, 2004 and served a term from October 2004 to May 2005.
Theodore J. Kooser, a poet, was chosen to serve in a second term as a Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry in April 2005. Kooser's book Delights & Shadows received the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in the same week (Copper Canyon Press, 2004). Edward Hirsch wrote: "There is a sense of quiet amazement at the center of all Kooser's work, but it does not appear to animate his latest collection of poems, Delights & Shadows."
Kindest Regards: New and Selected Poems and Red Stilts are Kooser's most recent books (2020).
"American Life in Poetry" was initiated and directed by Hen. In 2020, Kooser selected Kwame Dawes, a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, to be his replacement as of January 1, 2021. The University of Nebraska Press' Ted Kooser Contemporary Poetry collection is also edited by Kooser.
Awards & Honors
Ted Kooser was a member of the Midwest Poetry Renaissance in the 1960s and 1970s. Through a five-state swath of the Great Plains region, the Midwest Poetry Renaissance drew on elements of Rural America. The midwest poets were respected by artists around the country due to being aware of wider cultural forces, such as the distrust of a media-driven culture.
In the period, more small presses opened, and Midwestern writers began to publish more poetry. The MPR's catalyst, according to Warren Woessner, was the anthology Heartland, which occurred in 1967. Since that time, the movement began to develop, as well as others, such as Victor Contoski, Mak Vinz, Gary Gildner, Greg Kuzma, Greg Kuzma, and several others, who exemplified the rural subject matter and conversational tone. The bulk of the poets were in their twenties or early thirties and published their first books.
Ted was in his late teens and thirties in the Midwest Poetry Renaissance of the tenties. He published his first book, titled "Official Entry Blank," by the early 1970s, at which time Ted's first full-length book became more of a small press poet like many other Midwest writers. Ted began to publish individual poems in anthologies, as well as several others in small presses. He began to write The New Salt Creek Reader, which had six anthologies by 1974.
According to a Warren Woessner, a poet during the Midwest Poetry Renaissance, the movement came to a conclusion in 1975 with the publication of Heartland II.
Ted Kooser is best known for his conversational style of poetry that is more obtainable to a nonliterary audience. Dana Gioia's book Can Poetry Matter? describes Kooser's style as "drawn from common speech, with subject matter common to the Midwest." Both problems for Midwesterners and daily life are present in Kooser's early and modern work. Love, family, place, and time are all recurring themes, but he does not consider himself a regional poet.
Kooser lives on an acreage near Garland, Nebraska, which is about 70 miles away. Kooser has been on the Lincoln Library Board. He was the founding president of The Nebraska Literary Heritage Association.
Kathleen Rutledge, the Lincoln Journal Star's former editor, is married to Kooser. They have one son and two grandchildren.
Personal life
Kooser lives on an acreage near the village of Garland, Nebraska. Kooser has been a member of the Lincoln Library Board. He was the founding president of The Nebraska Literary Heritage Association.
Kathleen Rutledge, the Lincoln Journal Star's former editor, is married to Kooser. They have one son and two grandchildren.
Career
Kooser worked at Bankers Life Nebraska after receiving his MA. He went on to work with Lincoln Benefit Life (a Allstate insurance company) for 35 years before retiring as Vice President at the age of 60. He wrote for an hour and a half before work every morning, and by the time he died, Kooser had published seven books of poetry. Kooser served as a Presidential Professor in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's English department and is now a Professor Emeritus.
He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry by the Librarian of Congress on August 12, 2004 to complete a term from October 2004 to May 2005.
Theodore J. Kooser, a poet, was selected to serve a second term as a Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry in April 2005. Kooser received the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his book Delights & Shadows (Copper Canyon Press, 2004). "There is a sense of quiet wonderment at the center of all Kooser's work, but it does not appear to be the catalyst for his latest collection of poems, Delights & Shadows," Edward Hirsch wrote.
Kindest Regards: New and Selected Poems and Red Stilts is Kooser's most recent book (2020).
"American Life in Poetry" was founded and run by him. As of January 1, 2021, Kooser selected Kwame Dawes, a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, to replace him in 2020. The University of Nebraska Press also edited the Ted Kooser Contemporary Poetry collection by Kooser.
Awards & Honors
In the 1960s and 1970s, Ted Kooser was a participant of the Midwest Poetry Renaissance. Through a five-state swath of the Great Plains area, the Midwest Poetry Renaissance drew on elements of Rural America. Artists around the country were respected because of wider cultural influences, such as the distrust of a media-driven culture.
In that period, more small presses opened up, and Midwestern poets began to publish more work. MPR's catalyst, according to Warren Woessner, was the anthology Heartland's 1967. Following that point, the movement began to flourish, as did Ted and other writers such as Victor Contoski, Mak Vinz, Gary Gildner, Greg Kuzma, Kevin Huzma, and many others) who exemplified the rural subject matter and conversational tone. The majority of the poets were in their twenties or early thirties and published their first books.
During the decade when the Midwest Poetry Renaissance took place, Ted was in his late teens and thirties. Ted's first full-length book, "Official Entry Blank," was out of print by the 1970s, at which time he became more of a small press poet in the Midwest. Ted continued to receive individual poems from anthologies, as well as numerous more books from small presses. He began to edit The New Salt Creek Reader, which had six anthologies by 1974.
The movement came to an end in 1975 with the publication of Heartland II, according to a Warren Woessner, a poet during the Midwest Poetry Renaissance.
Ted Kooser is known for his conversational style of poetry that is more accessible to a nonliterary audience. "drawn from common speech, with subject matter common to the Midwest," critic Dana Gioia writes in his book Can Poetry Matters. Both problems for Midwesterners and everyday life are present in Kooser's early and modern work. Love, family, location, and time are all recurring themes, but he does not identify himself as a regional poet.
Kooser lives on an acreage near the village of Garland, Nebraska. Kooser has served on the Lincoln Library Board for nearly 30 years. He was the founding president of The Nebraska Literary Heritage Association.
Kathleen Rutledge, the Lincoln Journal Star's former editor, is married to Kooser. They have one son and two grandchildren.