{"product_id":"valentines-hardcover","title":"Valentines - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\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. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378337710303,"sku":"9780803217706","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/cPwJBFBTJW9780803217706.webp?v=1789254435","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/valentines-hardcover","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}