div class=trans-pagebutton class=gotoPage data-page=1Page 1button div class=trans-imageimg data-url=documentamerican-life-in-poetry-a-free-column-for-newspapers-by-ted-kooser-poet-laureatehtmlpage=1 data-page=1 class=trans-thumb lazyload alt=Page 1: assetsamericanlifeinpoetryorg · american life in poetry a free column for newspapers by ted kooser poet laureate of the united states 2004-2006 contact: alp@poetryfoundationorg loading=lazy src=data:imagegifbase64iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mM8Uw8AAh0BTZud3BwAAAAASUVORK5CYII= data-src=https:reader033fdocumentsnetreader033viewer20220420205e77a221f5295162d50ae2bchtml5thumbnails1jpg width=140 height=200 divdiv