Ted Kooser, winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in poetry, was named U.S. poet laureate in August 2004. He is a member of the Unitarian Church of Lincoln, Nebraska. Learn more about Ted Kooser on UUA.org. By Ted Kooser That was I Ted Kooser 12/5/2005 A poem from U.S. poet laureate Ted Kooser's Pulitzer prize-winning book.