Ted Kooser

Ted Kooser, former U.S. poet laureate and winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, is a professor of English at the University of Nebraska?Lincoln. In addition to his many volumes of poetry, he is the author of The Poetry Home Repair Manual: Practical Advice for Beginning Poets and coauthor (with Steve Cox) of Writing Brave and Free: Encouraging Words for People Who Want to Start Writing, both available in Bison Books editions.øRobert Hanna is a retired architect who spends his time painting, illustrating, and teaching art workshops throughout the Great Plains region.