Like the yellow, pink, and blue irises that had been transplanted
from house to house over the years, the stories of poet Ted
Kooser's family had been handed down until, as his mother lay ill
and dying, he felt an urgency to write them down. With a poet's eye
for detail, Kooser captures the beauty of the landscape and the
vibrancy of his mother's Iowa family, the Mosers, in precise,
evocative language. The center of the family's love is Kooser's
uncle, Elvy, a victim of cerebral palsy. Elvy's joys are fishing,
playing pinochle, and drinking soda from the ice chest at his
father's roadside Standard Oil station. Kooser's grandparents,
their kin, and the activities and pleasures of this extended family
spin out and around the armature of Elvy's blessed life. Kooser has
said that writing this book was the most important work he has ever
undertaken because it was his attempt to keep these beloved people
alive against the relentless erosion of time.
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