Great Plains in Winter is Ted Kooser's evocation of the silent time when snow covers a moonlit landscape on the plains. Not all of the poems of the former U.S. Poet Laureate are about rural themes, but we've chosen some of his best for this rural collection.

U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser reads his poem Great Plains in Winter

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U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser reads his poem Great Plains in Winter

U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser reads his poem Great Plains in Winter