{"product_id":"the-weight-of-the-weather-mark-e-sanders-9781622880300","title":"The Weight of the Weather: Regarding the Poetry of Ted Kooser","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Weight of the Weather: Regarding the Poetry of Ted Kooser\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive examination of the former US Poet Laureate's long-time contribution to American letters. For many years, Kooser's work, while well-regarded among regional audiences in the Midwest and Great Plains, had been considered quaint and provincial by readers elsewhere. This attitude largely changed circa 1980 with the publication of \u003ci\u003eSure Signs: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, when Kooser's work began to receive national readership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new critical study, Mark Sanders, a long-time critic, publisher, and supporter of Great Plains poetry, compiles a comprehensive overview and evaluation of Kooser's poetic legacy. \u003ci\u003eThe Weight of the Weather\u003c\/i\u003e gathers numerous criticisms, book reviews, reflections, and interviews that span Kooser's long poetic career, including work by a number of critics and fellow poets--Dana Gioia, David Baker, and Jonathan Holden among them. The book endeavors to balance early appraisals of Kooser's work, from 1980 and before, through his contemporary success and popularity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKooser, a Presidential Professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, served as US Poet Laureate from 2004-2006; among his many collections of poetry is \u003ci\u003eDelights \u0026amp; Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e which won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Long-noted for his poetry's accessibility, clarity, and precision, Kooser's poetry has too often been compartmentalized as regional or pastoral; \u003ci\u003eThe Weight of the Weather\u003c\/i\u003e changes that perspective. Indeed, Kooser's work is universally American, deeply ingrained in the poetic traditions of Whitman, Frost, Williams, Stafford, and Stevens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark E. Sanders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1622880307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781622880300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen F. Austin University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d","brand":"Mark E. Sanders","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991733862655,"sku":"9781622880300","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9cdbea50-d01e-45bf-b2b9-0b844af0c94a.jpg?v=1683311916","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-weight-of-the-weather-mark-e-sanders-9781622880300","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}