{"product_id":"raft-9781556597015","title":"Raft","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Copper Canyon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50875452195090,"sku":"9781556597015","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c82ae408-324f-484f-b51b-a0166422d247.jpg?v=1738288263","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/raft-9781556597015","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}