{"product_id":"raft-hardcover","title":"Raft - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTed Kooser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDelightfully universal, \u003ci\u003eRaft \u003c\/i\u003eby Pulitzer Prize-winner Ted Kooser travels the Midwest landscape, attuned to life's shared experiences and emotions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eillness, aging, beauty, and love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaft\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis our fourth collection of poetry from Pulitzer Prize-winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate, Ted Kooser. Open in his desire to write for the everyday reader, these poems maintain the open-handed and accessible style that thousands have come to love. Yet, deeply imagistic and metaphorically rich, \u003ci\u003eRaft\u003c\/i\u003e shows us that even the simplest of objects, the simplest of actions, can become a portal. A boy feeding a goldfish becomes a meditation on loneliness. Scraps of gauze open the door to a study on happiness. Both local and delightfully universal, \u003ci\u003eRaft\u003c\/i\u003e travels the Midwest landscape, attuned to the shared experiences and emotions of life--illness and aging, beauty and love. Some poems, nostalgia-wrapped, cradle elegies for lost family and friends. Adrift on life rafts of language, this book is a lesson in intentional observation, a celebration of the small, quiet wonders of life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTed Kooser is one of America's best-selling poets. A retired insurance executive and Presidential Professor Emeritus at The University of Nebraska, he served as United States Poet Laureate and won the Pulitzer prize for \u003ci\u003eDelights and Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e (Copper Canyon Press). As United States Poet Laureate, he launched and edited a weekly newspaper column, \"American Life in Poetry,\" which has an estimated circulation of over four and a half million readers around the world. Along with poetry, Kooser has published several popular children's books, a memoir, and numerous collections of nonfiction. He lives near the village of Garland, Nebraska, with his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41958509772935,"sku":"9781556597015","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b8a6f309525a8bc419bb4a2858b4850d.webp?v=1734073990","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/raft-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}