It's finally here! The University of Nebraska Press and Ted Kooser will celebrate the launch of his new book, Lights on a Ground of Darkness, tonight at the W. Dale Clark Library, 215 S. 15th St. in Downtown Omaha tonight at 7 p.m.

Lights on a Ground of Darkness is a remembrance (written as prose, instead of poetry) of the time Kooser spent with his mother’s family in Guttenberg, Iowa, when he was a little boy. The event is free and open to the public, books will be for sale, and Ted will sign copies.

And, if you missed it, Ted appeared on NPR program On Point this morning. You can find the interview, as well as links to poems and an excerpt of Lights on a Ground of Darkness on the On Point Web site.

Enjoy! And hope to see you in Omaha tonight!