{"product_id":"flying-at-night-poems-1965-1985-paperback","title":"Flying at Night: Poems 1965-1985 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTed Kooser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamed U.S. Poet Laureate for 2004-2006, Ted Kooser is one of America's masters of the short metaphorical poem. Dana Gioia has remarked that Kooser has written more perfect poems than any poet of his generation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFlying at Night: Poems 1965-1985\u003c\/i\u003e, Kooser has selected poems from two of his earlier works, \u003ci\u003eSure Signs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOne World at a Time\u003c\/i\u003e (1985). Taken together or read one at a time, these poems clearly show why William Cole, writing in the \u003ci\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e, called Ted Kooser \"a wonderful poet,\" and why Peter Stitt, writing in the \u003ci\u003eGeorgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e, proclaimed him \"a skilled and cunning writer. . . . An authentic 'poet of the American people.'\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTed Kooser was named U.S. Poet Laureate for 2004-2006. He was born in Ames, Iowa, in 1939. Kooser 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 \u003ci\u003eColumbia\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and the 1981 Society of Midland Authors Award for Poetry for\u003ci\u003e Sure Signs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8.92 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130353225863,"sku":"9780822958772","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/3235f37e091320bb17943bb72e6b71eb.webp?v=1732610158","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/flying-at-night-poems-1965-1985-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}