{"product_id":"9780803218581","title":"Valentines","description":"\u003cbr\u003eFor 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eKooser’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.","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118895972592,"sku":"9780803218581","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780803218581_p0.jpg?v=1763666804","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780803218581","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}