Kooser, Ted 2006
with Alane Rollings
I lean on the wind and the wind leans on me.
We throw our arms around each other,
trying to stay upright, old drinking buddies,
– Ted Kooser, “Walking, Past Midnight”
Broadside of “Walking, Past Midnight” by Ted Kooser
Listen to Ted Kooser’s 2006 reading for the Poetry Center of Chicago:
Audio recording of the Poetry Center Reading Series featuring Billy Collins, Andrei Codrescu, Ron Padgett, Lucille Clifton, Mark Perlberg, Li-Young Lee, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Anne Waldman, Yusuf Komunyakaa, Lisel Mueller, Ted Kooser, Paul Carroll, Jorie Graham, and Paul Hoover.
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The gravel road rides with a slow gallop
over the fields, the telephone lines
streaming behind, its billow of dust
full of the sparks of redwing blackbirds.
– Ted Kooser, “So This Is Nebraska”
Watch Ted Kooser discuss his writing and routine from his home in Garland, Nebraska:
