Sure Signs
Sure Signs: New and Selected Poems
TED KOOSER
Series: Pitt Poetry Series
Copyright Date: 1980
Published by: University of Pittsburgh Press
https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d
Pages: 112
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Sure Signs
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Named U.S. Poet Laureate for 2004-2006, Ted Kooser is one of America's masters of the short metaphorical poem. Dana Gioia has remarked that Kooser has written more perfect poems than any poet of his generation. Long admired and praised by other poets, Kooser is also accesible to the reader not familiar with contemporary poetry.

eISBN: 978-0-8229-7926-5
Subjects: Language & Literature
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  1. Front Matter
    Front Matter (pp. [i]-[viii])
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.1
  2. Table of Contents
    Table of Contents (pp. [ix]-2)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.2
  3. SELECTING A READER
    SELECTING A READER (pp. 3-3)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.3
  4. FIRST SNOW
    FIRST SNOW (pp. 4-4)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.4
  5. AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH
    AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH (pp. 5-5)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.5
  6. THE CONSTELLATION ORION
    THE CONSTELLATION ORION (pp. 6-6)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.6
  7. THE SALESMAN
    THE SALESMAN (pp. 7-7)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.7
  8. OLD SOLDIERS’ HOME
    OLD SOLDIERS’ HOME (pp. 8-8)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.8
  9. SELF-PORTRAIT AT THIRTY-NINE
    SELF-PORTRAIT AT THIRTY-NINE (pp. 9-9)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.9
  10. CHRISTMAS EVE
    CHRISTMAS EVE (pp. 10-10)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.10
  11. AUGUST
    AUGUST (pp. 11-11)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.11
  12. AT THE BUS STOP NEXT TO THE FUNERAL HOME
    AT THE BUS STOP NEXT TO THE FUNERAL HOME (pp. 12-12)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.12
  13. VISITING MOUNTAINS
    VISITING MOUNTAINS (pp. 13-13)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.13
  14. THE LEAKY FAUCET
    THE LEAKY FAUCET (pp. 14-14)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.14
  15. THE SOUL OF TWINS
    THE SOUL OF TWINS (pp. 15-15)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.15
  16. A FROZEN STREAM
    A FROZEN STREAM (pp. 16-16)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.16
  17. LIVING NEAR THE REHABILITATION HOME
    LIVING NEAR THE REHABILITATION HOME (pp. 17-17)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.17
  18. LATE FEBRUARY
    LATE FEBRUARY (pp. 18-19)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.18
  19. A DRIVE IN THE COUNTRY
    A DRIVE IN THE COUNTRY (pp. 20-20)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.19
  20. SPRING PLOWING
    SPRING PLOWING (pp. 21-21)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.20
  21. SITTING ALL EVENING ALONE IN THE KITCHEN
    SITTING ALL EVENING ALONE IN THE KITCHEN (pp. 22-22)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.21
  22. SURE SIGNS
    SURE SIGNS (pp. 23-23)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.22
  23. THE SKELETON IN THE CLOSET
    THE SKELETON IN THE CLOSET (pp. 24-24)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.23
  24. A SUMMER NIGHT
    A SUMMER NIGHT (pp. 25-25)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.24
  25. IN A COUNTRY CEMETERY IN IOWA
    IN A COUNTRY CEMETERY IN IOWA (pp. 26-26)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.25
  26. THE MAN WITH THE HEARING AID
    THE MAN WITH THE HEARING AID (pp. 27-27)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.26
  27. THE VERY OLD
    THE VERY OLD (pp. 28-28)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.27
  28. WALKING BESIDE A CREEK
    WALKING BESIDE A CREEK (pp. 29-29)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.28
  29. BOOK CLUB
    BOOK CLUB (pp. 30-31)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.29
  30. AT THE END OF THE WEEKEND
    AT THE END OF THE WEEKEND (pp. 32-32)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.30
  31. UNCLE ADLER
    UNCLE ADLER (pp. 33-33)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.31
  32. IN THE CORNERS OF FIELDS
    IN THE CORNERS OF FIELDS (pp. 34-34)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.32
  33. HOW TO MAKE RHUBARB WINE
    HOW TO MAKE RHUBARB WINE (pp. 35-35)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.33
  34. LATE LIGHTS IN MINNESOTA
    LATE LIGHTS IN MINNESOTA (pp. 36-36)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.34
  35. THE AFTERLIFE
    THE AFTERLIFE (pp. 37-37)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.35
  36. A WIDOW
    A WIDOW (pp. 38-38)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.36
  37. SO THIS IS NEBRASKA
    SO THIS IS NEBRASKA (pp. 39-39)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.37
  38. FORT ROBINSON
    FORT ROBINSON (pp. 40-40)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.38
  39. HOW TO FORETELL A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER
    HOW TO FORETELL A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER (pp. 41-41)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.39
  40. SNOW FENCE
    SNOW FENCE (pp. 42-42)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.40
  41. IN AN OLD APPLE ORCHARD
    IN AN OLD APPLE ORCHARD (pp. 43-43)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.41
  42. AN EMPTY PLACE
    AN EMPTY PLACE (pp. 44-44)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.42
  43. IN THE KITCHEN, AT MIDNIGHT
    IN THE KITCHEN, AT MIDNIGHT (pp. 45-45)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.43
  44. AFTER THE FUNERAL: CLEANING OUT THE MEDICINE CABINET
    AFTER THE FUNERAL: CLEANING OUT THE MEDICINE CABINET (pp. 46-46)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.44
  45. THE GRANDFATHER CAP
    THE GRANDFATHER CAP (pp. 47-47)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.45
  46. SHOOTING A FARMHOUSE
    SHOOTING A FARMHOUSE (pp. 48-48)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.46
  47. BEER BOTTLE
    BEER BOTTLE (pp. 49-49)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.47
  48. SLEEPING CAT
    SLEEPING CAT (pp. 50-50)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.48
  49. NORTH OF ALLIANCE
    NORTH OF ALLIANCE (pp. 51-51)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.49
  50. LATE SEPTEMBER
    LATE SEPTEMBER (pp. 52-52)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.50
  51. CARRIE
    CARRIE (pp. 53-53)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.51
  52. FOR A FRIEND
    FOR A FRIEND (pp. 54-54)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.52
  53. GRANDFATHER
    GRANDFATHER (pp. 55-55)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.53
  54. LOOKING FOR YOU, BARBARA
    LOOKING FOR YOU, BARBARA (pp. 56-56)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.54
  55. POCKET POEM
    POCKET POEM (pp. 57-57)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.55
  56. MOLES
    MOLES (pp. 58-58)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.56
  57. NOTES ON THE DEATH OF NELS PAULSSEN, FARMER, AT THE RIPE OLD AGE OF 93
    NOTES ON THE DEATH OF NELS PAULSSEN, FARMER, AT THE RIPE OLD AGE OF 93 (pp. 59-59)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.57
  58. ADVICE
    ADVICE (pp. 60-60)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.58
  59. AFTER MY GRANDMOTHER’S FUNERAL
    AFTER MY GRANDMOTHER’S FUNERAL (pp. 61-61)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.59
  60. A HOT NIGHT IN WHEAT COUNTRY
    A HOT NIGHT IN WHEAT COUNTRY (pp. 62-62)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.60
  61. FIVE P.M.
    FIVE P.M. (pp. 63-63)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.61
  62. ABANDONED FARMHOUSE
    ABANDONED FARMHOUSE (pp. 64-64)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.62
  63. THE BLIND ALWAYS COME AS SUCH A SURPRISE
    THE BLIND ALWAYS COME AS SUCH A SURPRISE (pp. 65-65)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.63
  64. FURNACE
    FURNACE (pp. 66-66)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.64
  65. WEST WINDOW
    WEST WINDOW (pp. 67-67)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.65
  66. BOARDING HOUSE
    BOARDING HOUSE (pp. 68-68)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.66
  67. THE GEEK
    THE GEEK (pp. 69-69)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.67
  68. A LETTER FROM AUNT BELLE
    A LETTER FROM AUNT BELLE (pp. 70-70)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.68
  69. AT THE BAIT STAND
    AT THE BAIT STAND (pp. 71-71)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.69
  70. THE TATTOOED LADY
    THE TATTOOED LADY (pp. 72-72)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.70
  71. A DEATH AT THE OFFICE
    A DEATH AT THE OFFICE (pp. 73-73)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.71
  72. THERE IS ALWAYS A LITTLE WIND
    THERE IS ALWAYS A LITTLE WIND (pp. 74-74)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.72
  73. THE WIDOW LESTER
    THE WIDOW LESTER (pp. 75-75)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.73
  74. HOUSES AT THE EDGE OF TOWN
    HOUSES AT THE EDGE OF TOWN (pp. 76-76)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.74
  75. THE OLD WOMAN
    THE OLD WOMAN (pp. 77-77)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.75
  76. A PLACE IN KANSAS
    A PLACE IN KANSAS (pp. 78-78)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.76
  77. TOM BALL’S BARN
    TOM BALL’S BARN (pp. 79-79)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.77
  78. MY GRANDFATHER DYING
    MY GRANDFATHER DYING (pp. 80-80)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.78
  79. THE RED WING CHURCH
    THE RED WING CHURCH (pp. 81-81)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.79
  80. HIGHWAY 30
    HIGHWAY 30 (pp. 82-82)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.80
  81. BIRTHDAY
    BIRTHDAY (pp. 83-83)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.81
  82. THE FAILED SUICIDE
    THE FAILED SUICIDE (pp. 84-84)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.82
  83. A HAIRNET WITH STARS
    A HAIRNET WITH STARS (pp. 85-85)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.83
  84. THE GOLDFISH FLOATS TO THE TOP OF HIS LIFE
    THE GOLDFISH FLOATS TO THE TOP OF HIS LIFE (pp. 86-86)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.84
  85. THEY HAD TORN OFF MY FACE AT THE OFFICE
    THEY HAD TORN OFF MY FACE AT THE OFFICE (pp. 87-87)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.85
  86. A PRESIDENTIAL POEM
    A PRESIDENTIAL POEM (pp. 88-88)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.86
  87. YEAR’S END
    YEAR’S END (pp. 89-89)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.87
  88. NEW YEAR’S DAY
    NEW YEAR’S DAY (pp. 90-90)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.88
  89. A DRY WINTER LETTER TO FRIENDS
    A DRY WINTER LETTER TO FRIENDS (pp. 91-91)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.89
  90. WALKING TO WORK
    WALKING TO WORK (pp. 92-92)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.90
  91. SUNDAY MORNING
    SUNDAY MORNING (pp. 93-94)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.91
  92. Back Matter
    Back Matter (pp. 95-95)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrb2d.92