Bees Were Better

In 2017 in his introduction to Column 661 of American Life in Poetry, Ted Kooser, who served as United States Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 2004-2006, wrote in part, "The University of Minnesota Press has published a fine collection of bee poems, If Bees Are Few. Here's one by one of my favorite poets, Naomi Shihab Nye, who lives in San Antonio. . . . "

"In college, people were always breaking up." So begins Naomi Shihab Nye's poem "Bees Were Better" (2008). To read that poem in its entirety, click here.

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A Pretty Pass

"I'd say you were lucky to go when you did." So wrote American poet Ted Kooser in his poem "A Pretty Pass," which, as he said, "is obviously written in response to COVID-19." To read the poem "A Pretty Pass" by Ted Kooser, click here.

"Depression Glass" by Ted Kooser : The Poetry Foundation

Read this poem by Ted Kooser about dishes kept at home for special company: Depression Glass

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"Christmas Mail" by Ted Kooser : The Poetry Foundation

Read this poem: Christmas Mail by Ted Kooser : The Poetry Foundation

THE WISE STILL SEEK HIM

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In this season

of warmth and tradition,

let us not forget Christ,

the reason behind our celebration

(Greeting from a Christmas card, 2015)

"Daddy Longlegs" by Ted Kooser : The Poetry Foundation

American poet Ted Kooser was born on this day in 1939. Read this poem of his: Daddy Longlegs by Ted Kooser : The Poetry Foundation

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