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The Poetry Home Repair Manual: Practical Advice For Beginning Poets
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Ted Kooser: Online Resources from the Library of Congress
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Network, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Web Developer.
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Can Poetry Matter?: Essays on Poetry and American Culture
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Kooser, Ted (2013). "Lantern". In Henderson, Bill (ed.).
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1080:"Delights & Shadows by Ted Kooser"
1006:. Lincoln: Bison Books. pp. 1–60.
898:"Poet Laureate Timeline: 2001-present"
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752:Kooser, Ted (May 2004). "Father".
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432:Sure Signs: New and Selected Poems
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1004:The Life and Poetry Of Ted Kooser
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1261:"Ted Kooser | Home"
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