{"product_id":"kooser-ted-splitting","title":"Kooser, Ted: Splitting an Order","description":"\u003cp\u003eCopper Canyon Press, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: November 29, 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ted Kooser must be the most accessible and enjoyable major poet in America. His lines are so clear and simple.\" --Michael Dirda,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Readers [of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSplitting an Order\u003c\/i\u003e] will find 'characters' both strange and wonderful, animal or human. There is a sense that time is passing quickly and that everything worthy must be captured and savored.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Kooser's ability to discover the smallest detail and render it remarkable is a rare gift.\" --\u003ci\u003eBloomsbury Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHailed by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas \"a master of the single-metaphor poem,\" Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling poet Ted Kooser calls attention to the intimacies of life through commonplace objects and occurrences. This collection--ten years in the making--is rich with quiet and profound magnificence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI like to watch an old man cutting a sandwich in half\u003cbr\u003e. . . and then to see him lift half\u003cbr\u003eonto the extra plate that he asked the server to bring,\u003cbr\u003eand then to wait, offering the plate to his wife\u003cbr\u003ewhile she slowly unrolls her napkin and places her spoon,\u003cbr\u003eher knife and her fork in their proper places,\u003cbr\u003ethen smoothes the starched white napkin over her knees\u003cbr\u003eand meets his eyes and holds out both old hands to him.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40817233723415,"sku":"9781556594700","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/products\/view_archive_bf25e870-2249-460b-b5bb-5dbafa135a3d.jpg?v=1703282503","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/kooser-ted-splitting","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}