Kindest Regards

Four decades of poetry?and a generous selection of new work?make up this extraordinary collection by Pulitzer Prize winner Ted Kooser. Firmly rooted in the landscapes of the Midwest Kooser's poetry succeeds in finding the emotional resonances within the ordinary. Kooser's language of quiet intensity trains itself on the intricacies of human relationships as well as the animals and objects that make up our days. As <em>Poetry</em> magazine said of his work Kooser documents the dignities habits and small griefs of daily life our hunger for connection our struggle to find balance.