Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play Among Figures of Speech

Name: Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play Among Figures of Speech
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by Ted Kooser & Connie Wanek

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Celebrated poets Ted Kooser along with Connie Wanek, and illustrator Richard Jones, explore figures of speech in a spirited and magical way--and invite our imaginations out to play.

A freewheeling romp through the world of imagery and metaphor, this quietly startling collection of thirty poems, framed by the four elements, is about art and reality, fact and fancy. Look around: what do you see? A clown balancing a pie in a tree, or an empty nest perched on a leafless branch? As poet Connie Wanek alludes to in her afterword--a lively dialogue with former US Poet Laureate Ted Kooser--sometimes the simplest sights and sounds "summon our imaginations" and cry out to be clothed in the alchemical language of poetry. This compendium of the fleeting and unexpected turns the everyday--turtles, trees, and tadpoles; cow pies, lazy afternoons, and pillowy white marshmallows--into poetic gold. A brilliant and timeless collaboration that evokes both the mystery and grandeur of the natural world and the cozy, mundane moments of daily life, this exquisitely illustrated collection is the go-to gift book of the season for poetry fans of all ages.

Publisher:: Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN:: 9781536203035
Binding:: Hardcover
Pages:: 72
Authors:: Ted Kooser, Connie Wanek
Published Date:: 2022-03-15
Language:: English

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About Ted Kooser

Poet Laureate of the United States from 2004 to 2006, Ted Kooser was born in Ames, Iowa, and received his MA in English from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He worked in the life insurance industry in Nebraska for roughly three decades, retiring in 1999 as a vice president, while writing poetry. His collection Delights & Shadows (Copper Canyon Press, 2004) won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. He has received two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Pushcart Prize, and he founded the syndicated newspaper column American Life in Poetry. He is an emeritus professor in the English department at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

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