Splitting an Order

One of the Big Indie Books of Fall 2014 Publishers Weekly

Paterson Poetry Prize, 2015

Ted Kooser must be the most accessible and enjoyable major poet in America. His lines are so clear and simple. Michael Dirda,The Washington Post

Readers [of Splitting an Order] 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, from an old couple lovingly sharing a sandwich to another sowing seed potatoes to a tribute to an old dog who waits as age and winter approach