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- Weather Central
- Book
- 1994
- Published by: University of Pittsburgh Press
- Series: Pitt Poetry Series
summary
"Will one day rank alongside of Edgar Lee Masters, Robert Frost, and William Carlos Williams." --Minneapolis Tribune
"Kooser ranges over familiar territory, but maturity and full command of his craft now allow him to risk a wider scope, both in subject matter and form. . . . Weather Central forecasts the best of Ted Kooser's poetry: a steady voice, arresting and memorable images, and vigorous play in metaphor that can nourish the human soul." --Southern Humanities Review
"Kooser's poems have the beauty and wisdom of something closely tied to the soil. . . . Perfect combinations of imagery and music, American Poetry, the real thing." --Bloomsbury Review
Ted Kooser was born in Ames, Iowa, in 1939. He was educated in the Ames public schools, at Iowa State University, and the University of Nebraska. His awards include two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, the Stanley Kunitz Prize from Columbia magazine, and the 1981 Society of Midland Authors Award for Poetry for Sure Signs. His poems have appeared in many magazines including the Antioch Reveiw, the Hudson Review, and the Kenyon Review.
Table of Contents
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- Front Cover
- p. 1
- In Late Spring
- pp. 7-16
- A Hatch of Flies
- pp. 9-18
- Poem Before Breakfast
- pp. 12-21
- The Time of Their Lives
- pp. 14-23
- A Letter in October
- pp. 15-25
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- pp. 19-20
- A Heart of Gold
- pp. 21-30
- Oceans of Fun
- pp. 22-31
- The Little Hats
- pp. 23-32
- Four Secretaries
- pp. 24-33
- A Blind Woman
- pp. 25-34
- Chocolate Checkers
- pp. 26-35
- Night Class
- pp. 27-28
- A Deck of Pornographic Playing Cards
- pp. 30-39
- Yevtushenko
- pp. 33-42
- In Passing
- pp. 34-43
- A Poetry Reading
- pp. 35-44
- City Limits
- pp. 36-37
- Ditch-burning in February
- pp. 44-53
- Pasture Trees
- pp. 46-55
- The Lost Forge
- pp. 47-56
- Home Storage Barns
- pp. 48-57
- A Stoneware Crock
- pp. 53-62
- Aunt Mildred
- pp. 54-63
- Some Kinds of Love
- pp. 55-56
- A Ghost Story
- pp. 57-66
- Another Story
- pp. 58-59
- In a Kitchen Garden
- pp. 60-61
- Five Finger Exercise
- pp. 65-74
- An Epiphany
- pp. 67-76
- Peeling a Potato
- pp. 68-77
- The Mouse in the Piano
- pp. 69-78
- Spider Eggs
- pp. 70-79
- A Statue of the Unknown Soldier
- pp. 71-72
- Stream Bed
- pp. 73-83
- A Sound in the Night
- pp. 77-86
- Old Dog in March
- pp. 80-89
- The Back Door
- pp. 81-90
- The Great Grandparents
- pp. 82-91
- A Good-bye Handshake
- pp. 83-92
- The Sweeper
- pp. 84-93
- Weather Central
- pp. 87-97
- About the Author, Back Cover
- pp. 89-99
Additional Information
ISBN
9780822979289
Related ISBN(s)
9780822937968, 9780822955276
MARC Record
OCLC
622121604
Pages
97
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No