Pulitzer Prize Poetry Winner
Delights & Shadows
by Ted Kooser
Summary
Kooser pays close attention to small Midwestern scenes, aging bodies, and the textures of weather, family, and rural life. His style is famously clear and economical, using fresh, surprising similes to make ordinary objects luminous. The book embodies his belief that poetry should be hospitable to the general reader without sacrificing precision.
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Historical Context & Significance
Kooser won while serving as the U.S. Poet Laureate, known for his style of "radical simplicity".