Poetry Reading: Ted Kooser

KRONIKAKID Says:

May 22, 2009 - lol i hear it . kinda annoying, but that's what we'll all do when we're old....but i hope not.

TheOasisSage Says:

May 27, 2009 - i like the line about the horse fly, its a pet peeve of mine however when poets write about poetry

davethewebbuilder Says:

Jun 3, 2009 - Balbriggan lighthouse without the dome is like having a house that isn't a home, like the old town clock with only one hand or our beach without any sand, To us that have reached that certain age when they stole the dome it sent us in rage, what were the old farthers about? They let the dome go without even a shout! Lets starn an appeal to have it restored, if we all stand together we carn't ignored. Starting today rebuild the dome without any delay.

TheTruthUnderTheHood Says:

Jun 17, 2009 - If you like poetry you will like this poem search " Is the cross Christian" the delivery is weak but It will blow your mind!!!!!!!

MrRancher02 Says:

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AlexiHolford Says:

Jun 29, 2009 - He is a poet laureate. You don't think he has a book? He is the author of ten collections of poetry, including Delights Shadows (Copper Canyon, 2004); Winter Morning Walks: One Hundred Postcards to Jim Harrison (2000); Weather Central (1994); One World at a Time (1985); and Sure Signs (Pittsburgh, 1980).

UnionKid15 Says:

Jul 7, 2009 - My favorite poet right now, I love his poetry.

germanvoodoo Says:

Jul 11, 2009 - He's another clone of the internet age. Barely a poet. "He is, he does, she is doing, she walks," bah, I'd love it if the laureates put effort into their work.

xenakiddle Says:

Jul 23, 2009 - Is this really among the best poetry we have in a country of three hundred million people? This is what teen angst poetry becomes when it becomes academically ordained....insipid geriatric poetry. Come on man,....do something that's even mildly compelling!

SolitaryWarrior Says:

Jul 25, 2009 - Yes, he's very talented. But where's the SOUL?

MilesMuhldoon Says:

Aug 2, 2009 - Soul my ass...Spirit is his game. lol@Soul!. his Spirit is Alive with Eternity.

poemsbytom Says:

Aug 11, 2009 - This guy doesn't make me wanna read (or write) any poetry

scottsprunger Says:

Aug 16, 2009 - I've been reading some of the comments below about how Ted has no soul, whether or not this is the best poetry wee have in a country of 300 million and so on. What a shame that people do not see this poetry for what it truly is. It is America, the real America. The song of everyday, the white noise of our lives that many of us choose to ignore. It is the beauty of the people of the United States of America. Perhaps you should all really read his poetry and forget about being artsy.

00Narayana00 Says:

Aug 25, 2009 - soul poets dance in flames burnt out by generations of arson cold petrol fumes heady intellectual dismuse we dont make up words from fire and water here man of the hu still tho. Live

shibley2408 Says:

Sep 3, 2009 - An experienced man details the days of his life. I am more amused by truths of the soul instead of how it appears

unmannedlab Says:

Sep 11, 2009 - So you callously observe people? So what! I was hopeful, because you do have some talent with language...but I can see that you want so badly to look down at the "unwashed masses" and think you are so above it all. Well, from what I've listened to, you really do lack a heart -that's like being a pharmacy that doesn't have any pills! Enjoy your fame and you fortune! And to the person that says, "forget about being artsy," bite me!!!

unmannedlab Says:

Sep 14, 2009 - Cruel, handsome poet. It is not the book she is touching, it is you she is caressing, but you want her down in the squalor; at your feet. You revel in the paradigm of wealth and power; it is your true aphrodisiac. She is beautiful, and she should have the world, instead she must hang her head in shame and make a vile choice. She walks away; nice for youyouve gotten what you wanted. But not all beauties just walk away, some are queens denied their kingdom and they are not so easily thwarted.

turtlelakend Says:

Sep 17, 2009 - Great poetry reading, extraordinary artist.

ladydragon7777 Says:

Sep 21, 2009 - its like hes writeing a book not a poem

ozarksboy Says:

Oct 4, 2009 - Hey, some real poetry, not the usual ghetto or gay crap that passes for poems nowadays.

carolinamaine09 Says:

Oct 4, 2009 - Enjoyed this very much.

mowgli123456789 Says:

Oct 6, 2009 - im with you. i like some of it. but everything he says sounds condesending

atonofham Says:

Oct 7, 2009 - "On this day each year you loved to relate that the moment of your birth your mother glanced out the window and saw lilacs in bloom. Well, today lilacs are blooming in side yards all over Iowa, still welcoming you." sheer genius

nathanforst Says:

Oct 8, 2009 - I just cannot concentrate. I keep listening to his lips smacking. It is too damn annoying.

rimbaud100 Says:

Nov 7, 2009 - nathanfrost, if you'd done some research you'd know that Kooser recently recovered from mouth cancer and had his saliva glands removed, hence the little noises his mouth makes.