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EPISODE · Sep 22, 2016 · 11 MIN

Ted Kooser - Praying Hands

from ME READING STUFF · host Robyn O'Neil

"I am still interested in acknowledging that the people who read books have other priorities, and I want to consider those. I want to write books of poems interesting enough that they can compete with the need to get a raincoat cleaned." - Ted Kooser"I detest elitism of any kind." - Ted KooserSO MANY LINKS TODAY:Buy Kooser's Delights & Shadows here: https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/pages/browse/book.asp?bg=%7B5DB744E9-E4AB-4314-A21F-C4C84A317273%7DRead "They Had Torn Off My Face at the Office" here: http://nofixedpie.blogspot.com/2010/02/poem-they-had-torn-off-my-face-at.htmlThe Poets Laureate Anthology is right here: http://books.wwnorton.com/books/978-0-393-06181-9/Kooser's American Life in Poetry: http://www.americanlifeinpoetry.orgGrizzly Man by Werner Herzog: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_ManTalley Dunn Gallery in Dallas: http://www.talleydunn.comSusan Inglett Gallery in NYC: http://www.inglettgallery.comMe on twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorMe on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/

"I am still interested in acknowledging that the people who read books have other priorities, and I want to consider those. I want to write books of poems interesting enough that they can compete with the need to get a raincoat cleaned." - Ted Kooser "I detest elitism of any kind." - Ted Kooser SO MANY LINKS TODAY: Buy Kooser's Delights & Shadows here: https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/pages/browse/book.asp?bg=%7B5DB744E9-E4AB-4314-A21F-C4C84A317273%7D Read "They Had Torn Off My Face at the Office" here: http://nofixedpie.blogspot.com/2010/02/poem-they-had-torn-off-my-face-at.html The Poets Laureate Anthology is right here: http://books.wwnorton.com/books/978-0-393-06181-9/ Kooser's American Life in Poetry: http://www.americanlifeinpoetry.org Grizzly Man by Werner Herzog: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_Man Talley Dunn Gallery in Dallas: http://www.talleydunn.com Susan Inglett Gallery in NYC: http://www.inglettgallery.com Me on twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/

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