{"product_id":"9781556595332","title":"Kindest Regards: New and Selected","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Kooser . . . must be the most accessible and enjoyable major poet in America. His lines are so clear and simple.” —Michael Dirda, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Nothing escapes him; everything is illuminated.” — \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Will one day rank alongside of Edgar Lee Masters, Robert Frost, and William Carlos Williams.” — \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Kooser’s ability to discover the smallest detail and render it remarkable is a rare gift.” — \u003ci\u003eThe Bloomsbury Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour decades of poetry—and a generous selection of new work—make up this extraordinary collection by Pulitzer Prize winner Ted Kooser. Firmly rooted in the landscapes of the Midwest, Kooser’s poetry succeeds in finding the emotional resonances within the ordinary. Kooser’s language of quiet intensity trains itself on the intricacies of human relationships, as well as the animals and objects that make up our days. As \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e magazine said of his work, “Kooser documents the dignities, habits, and small griefs of daily life, our hunger for connection, our struggle to find balance.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom “March 2”:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003ePatchy clouds and windy.\u003cbr\u003eAll morning our house has been flashing in and out of shade like a signal, and far across the waves of grass a neighbor’s house has answered,\u003cbr\u003e• ffering help.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eTed Kooser \u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eleven collections of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eDelights \u0026amp; Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e , which won the Pulitzer Prize. He served as the Poet Laureate of the United States, and is a visiting professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Copper Canyon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060145602800,"sku":"9781556595332","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781556595332_p0.jpg?v=1763755356","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781556595332","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}