Let me sing the praises of Ted Kooser, poet laureate 2004-2006.  You don't have to find his comumn in a newspaper.  You can visit his website and check the archives.  Go to http://www.tedkooser.net.  He teaches at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.  How I morphed from Ted Kooser to Hooser to Hughes I'll never know, but I apologize for my senior moment.
     Meanwhile I'll miss the Lost State meeting in Bristol tonight, but I hope to make two meetings next week--the Poetry Society and the Night Writers, both on Saturday, October 13.