{"product_id":"the-windflower-home-almanac-of-poetry-paperback","title":"The Windflower Home Almanac of Poetry - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTed Kooser\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Windflower Home Almanac of Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e is an anthology of poems originally selected by Ted Kooser in 1980 and published by his Windflower Press, a small, independent publisher that specialized in poetry from the Great Plains. The collection contains almost two hundred poems from dozens of poets and was designed to resemble a commonplace farmer's almanac. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Windflower Press was the sole operation of Kooser, who was later named the first U.S. poet laureate from the Great Plains. His press gained national recognition for highlighting the work of the region's young poets, and its \u003ci\u003eWindflower Home Almanac of Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e earned notice from the \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e as one of its era's best small press books. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Kooser\u003c\/b\u003e, U.S. poet laureate (2004-2006) and winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, is a retired presidential professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is the author of dozens of books, including \u003ci\u003eCotton Candy\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2022); \u003ci\u003eKindest Regards: Poems, Selected and New\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRed Stilts\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSplitting an Order\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eDelights and Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 6.6 x 4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769385976096,"sku":"9781496239594","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9e480b6913922aba26209edff136bd8d.webp?v=1780346756","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-windflower-home-almanac-of-poetry-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}