Ted Kooser

Ted Kooser, the 13th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to
the Library of Congress, is a visiting professor in the
English department of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
and a retired insurance executive. He is the author of ten
collections of poetry, most recently Braided Creek and
Delights & Shadows. His prose book, Local Wonders: Seasons
in the Bohemian Alps, won numerous awards, including the
Barnes and Noble Discover Award for nonfiction finalist,
and is available in a Bison Books edition.