Ted Kooser is our country’s 13th poet laureate. In typical midwestern demeanor, he has regarded this honor as the reason he no longer publishes poetry. He lamented last night that even the worst of his poetry would be published. He is the first native of the Great Plains to be appointed and I believe that

This weekend began with a memorial service for someone I cared about greatly. I had not known him for very long, but he was a person that helped me and even my marriage on occasion. He loved the study of the Bible and could put his thoughts into words very well. I wish that he

Someone I respect a great deal lost his battle with cancer on Saturday night. I know that his family is having a hard time of it, especially his father. I pray that they were able to work it out. I am grieving and I am quite low. I internalize all my emotions physically, even after