Audio & Video
Poetry Reading from YouTube
Television Appearances
Interview on PBS' News Hour with Jeffrey Brown: Windows Media & Real Media Available
August 13th Press Conference
- Mr. Kooser speaks about his reaction to the call from the Library of Congress: Quicktime or Windows Media
- Mr. Kooser explains his method of describing every-day objects in his poetry: Quicktime or Windows Media
- Mr. Kooser elaborates on the significance of choosing a poet from the Great Plains to be Poet Laureate: Quicktime or Windows Media
- Mr. Kooser speaks on which of his poems is his favorite: Quicktime or Windows Media
- "One thing poets can do for us ... is give us fresh new ways of looking at the world." : Quicktime or Windows Media
- Mr. Kooser gives an example of his strong Midwestern values: Quicktime or Windows Media
Radio Interviews
- September 17, 2009 NPR's On Point with Tom Ashbrook
- Talking with the Nation's Poet Laureate
- A Literary Evening with John Prine and Ted Kooser - March 9, 2005
The Poet and the Poem. From the Library of Congress. Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate (56 min) fisher: MP3 Part 1 and Part 2 - On November 17th 2004 Mr. Kooser was interviewed by poetrypoetry.com about a variety of topics. The entire interview along with readings of several poems are available online.
- Listen to Ted Kooser's August 12th appearance on NPR's "All Things Considered.": Windows Media or Real Media
- Ted Kooser was a guest on "The Connection", a radio show from WBUR Boston, to speak about his position as Poet Laureate. (48min)
- Ted Kooser Shares the Poetry of Valentine's Day
- Hallmark Writers Get Advice from Poet Laureate
- End-of-Year Reflections from Ted Kooser
- At Home with Poet Laureate Ted Kooser
- John Prine on Songwriting and Survival
- 'American Life' from Its Poet Laureate
- 'American Life' from Its Poet Laureate
- The Poetry of Ted Kooser
- Ted Kooser Appointed U.S. Poet Laureate