Ted Kooser


In May

A whitewall tire

in shallow water, and all around it

sunning turtles.

Pulled up on the bank,

the old boat’s sprung a leak

and filled with leaves.


Ted Kooser has retired from teaching and public life and is enjoying writing at his home in rural Nebraska. His most recent collection is a limited edition chapbook, A Suite of Moons, published in letterpress by Gibraltar Editions in Omaha.