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from the issue of January 13, 2005
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Poet Laureate Kooser is Feb. 8 Nebraska Lecture Speaker
Ted Kooser, 13th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, will read from his works and discuss poetry in a special Nebraska Lectures event Feb. 8. The event, co-presented by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the City of Lincoln, begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St. The event is free and open to the public on a first-come, first-seated basis.
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The event will be broadcast live on the UNL website www.unl.edu and on Neb*Sat ch. 107, state ch. 4, campus ch. 4.
Ted Kooser assumed poet laureate duties in October 2004. He is the first poet from the Great Plains to be chosen. A visiting professor of English at UNL since 1988, Kooser retired in 1999 after a 35-year career in the insurance industry. During that time, he was an active poet and writer, often having his secretary read and critique his work.
Kooser is the author of 10 collections of poetry and prose. A book, The Poetry Home Repair Manual is forthcoming from the University of Nebraska Press in 2005. Other recent works include Local Wonders, Seasons in the Bohemian Alps; Delights and Shadows, and, with Jim Harrison, Braided Creek: A Conversation in Poetry.
Kooser's keen observations of daily life and his precise use of language make his an exquisite voice. His work has been described as touching on universal themes in accessible ways.
Kooser was born in Ames, Iowa, in 1939. He earned his bachelor's degree at Iowa State University in 1962 and his master's degree at the University of Nebraska in 1968.
Nebraska Lectures are part of the Chancellor's Distinguished Lecture Series at UNL. This special event is co-presented with the City of Lincoln.
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