OLLI program to host evening with Kooser UNL's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will present Ted Kooser 7 p.m. Oct. 3 at Wick Alumni Center. The U.S. Poet Laureate and UNL English professor will talk about his first year as poet laureate, offer to read his works, and sign books. The program is free and open to the public; seating is limited so those interested should arrive early. Attendees are also asked to bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the Food Bank of Lincoln. As U.S. Poet Laureate, Kooser marks a full year of promoting poetry throughout the U.S. as consultant to Congress. Kooser also won the Pulitzer Prize earlier this year for his work "Delights and Shadows." Kooser's term as poet laureate continues through 2006. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is a program of the College of Education and Human Sciences and presents special educational events in addition to six-week study sessions throughout the year. A reception will follow the presentation.
