{"product_id":"valentines-9780803217706","title":"Valentines","description":"For Valentine's Day 1986, Ted Kooser wrote \"Pocket Poem\" and sent the tender, thoughtful composition to fifty women friends, starting an annual tradition that would persist for the next twenty-one years. Printed on postcards, the poems were mailed to a list of recipients that eventually grew to more than 2,500 women all over the United States. \u003ci\u003eValentines\u003c\/i\u003e collects Kooser's twenty-two years of Valentine's Day poems, complemented with illustrations by Robert Hanna and a new poem appearing for the first time. Kooser's valentine poems encompass all the facets of the holiday: the traditional hearts and candy, the brilliance and purity of love, the quiet beauty of friendship, and the bittersweetness of longing. Some of the poems use the word \u003ci\u003evalentine\u003c\/i\u003e, others do not, but there is never any doubt as to the purpose of Kooser's creations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803217706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 6.00w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/24\/2007 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2008 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/09\/2008 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ted Kooser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643626975388,"sku":"9780803217706","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5a02c433-5484-457e-b9b8-c9f261a7ac41.jpg?v=1603856969","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/valentines-9780803217706","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}