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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 make something as nearly perfect as I can out of words.

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

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There are mornings when everything brims with promise, even my empty cup.

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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.

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

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

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