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He received his ba from iowa state and his ma in english from the university of nebraskalincoln. Koosers poetry is in some ways similar to the poems of the ancient chinese. And i as the poem developed, i began to understand how much i really loved the state. Ted, i just got your book, delights and shadows, and the poetry home repair manual todayi finished delights and shadows and half way through home repair lol im definately a free style writerno syllabics for me i am so inspired by your writing. Read all poems of ted kooser and infos about ted kooser. She should be wearing a raincoat, an old one, dirty from not having money enough for the cleaners. The poetry home repair manual university of nebraska press. Koosers other publications, including the poetry home repair manual. Mar 03, 20 the fan in the window bye ted kooser can you help me pick out the prominate devices used in this poemthe analysis. Actually, there are some poems id like to take a sledgehammer to, but i digress. The poetry home repair manual, practical advice for. I agree with a comment made earlier by lamont if anything kooser, instead of inspiring me, heartens me in believing that i too perhaps am capable of winning a prize for my poetry one day.
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