Tag: Ted Kooser
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jim harrison remembered
David – Jim Harrison He is young. The father is dead. Outside, a cold November night, the mourner’s cars are parked upon the lawn; beneath the porch light three brothers talk to three sons and shiver without knowing it. His mind’s all black thickets and blood; he knows flesh slips quietly off the bone, he […]
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* a bit of memory lane with ted kooser
Ten years have passed since I read Ted Kooser’s essay “A Poet’s Job Description” (in The Poetry Home Repair Manual) and yet I am compelled by much of what he says. He is casual, generous and warm throughout, all while dishing out truth bombs like “Poetry is a lot more important than poets.” In the […]
The Friday Influence 