Former United States Poet Laureate Ted Kooser was at the Seward Memorial Library this evening celebrating the release of his newest collection of poems in a book called "Kindest Regards". Ted went through the book reading selected poems and told us the "story" involved with each of them. Robert Frost has been one of his favorite writers since his early school days when he always liked to read and write poetry. He had a career in the Insurance Industry since he questioned being able to "make a living" as a poet. He told of asking college students in his classes to write at least 10 poems every day, and commented they should really write 100. His typical pattern was to get up at 4:00am and write until time to go to work. This schedule has enabled him to write "thousands of poems" over the years. Several of his books have been best sellers. "Delights and Shadows" in 2004 won him a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. His birthday was yesterday so this was his first day in a "new decade". We all sang Happy Birthday to him.
Former United States Poet Laureate Ted Kooser was at the Seward Memorial Library this evening celebrating the release of his newest collection of poems in a book called "Kindest Regards". Ted went through the book reading selected poems and told us the "story" involved with each of them. Robert Frost has been one of his favorite writers since his early school days when he always liked to read and write poetry. He had a career in the Insurance Industry since he questioned being able to "make a living" as a poet. He told of asking college students in his classes to write at least 10 poems every day, and commented they should really write 100. His typical pattern was to get up at 4:00am and write until time to go to work. This schedule has enabled him to write "thousands of poems" over the years. Several of his books have been best sellers. "Delights and Shadows" in 2004 won him a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. His birthday was yesterday so this was his first day in a "new decade". We all sang Happy Birthday to him.
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