The poem is the device through which the ordinary world is seen in a new way - engaging, compelling, even beautiful.

- Ted Kooser

All night, this soft rain from The distant past. No wonder I sometimes Waken as a child.

- Ted Kooser

Valentine's Day is the poet's holiday.

- Ted Kooser

Sometimes you sense how faithfully your life is delivered, even though you can't read the address.

- Ted Kooser

In my work, I really try to look at ordinary things quite closely to see if there isn't a little bit of something special about them. I'm trying to m…

- Ted Kooser

There's nothing wrong with delighting in what you do. In fact, most of the fun you'll have as a poet will come about during the process of writing.

- Ted Kooser

I like the poem on the page and not at the podium. I like to address the poem in peace and quiet, not on the edge of a folding chair with a full blad…

- Ted Kooser

I like the idea of there being times when even words cost so much you used them sparingly. I have known a lot of old men and women who talked as if t…

- Ted Kooser

This evening, I sat by an open window and read till the light was gone and the book was no more than a part of the darkness.

- Ted Kooser