Splitting an Order Contributor(s): Kooser, Ted (Author) |
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ISBN: 1556594690 ISBN-13: 9781556594694 Publisher: Copper Canyon Press OUR PRICE: $20.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
Dewey: 811 |
LCCN: 2014015330 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.6" W x 9.1" (0.60 lbs) 96 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: One of the Big Indie Books of Fall 2014--Publishers Weekly Paterson Poetry Prize, 2015 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, from an old couple lovingly sharing a sandwich to another sowing seed potatoes to a tribute to an old dog who waits as age and winter approach... Master of the single-metaphor poem, Kooser offers images that evolve, fluid and unforced."--Library Journal, starred review Wisdom, compassion, and dignity continue to mark the poetry of Ted Kooser...Splitting an Order is] a quiet collection that honors small victories and gives reasons to be hopeful.--Elizabeth Lund, The Christian Science Monitor Kooser's ability to discover the smallest detail and render it remarkable is a rare gift.--Bloomsbury Review Pulitzer Prize winner and best selling poet Ted Kooser calls attention to the intimacies of life through commonplace objects and occurrences: an elderly couple sharing a sandwich is a study in transcendent love, while a tattered packet of spinach seeds calls forth innate human potential. This long-awaited collection from the former U.S. Poet Laureate--ten years in the making--is rich with quiet and profound magnificence. From Splitting an Order: 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 Press), 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. |