false 2341718 1 <div>For Valentine&#8217;s Day 1986, Ted Kooser wrote &#8220;Pocket Poem&#8221; 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. <i>Valentines</i> collects Kooser&#8217;s twenty-two years of Valentine&#8217;s Day poems, complemented with illustrations by Robert Hanna and a new poem appearing for the first time. </div><div> </div><div>Kooser&#8217;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 <i>valentine</i>, others do not, but there is never any doubt as to the purpose of Kooser&#8217;s creations.</div> 2348413 1 2 2008 Valentines total:53|5:20|4:15|3:14|2:4|1:0| 53 210 74 20 5 0 false false Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 14:47:55 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 14:54:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 14:06:30 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 00:28:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 14:48:16 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 14:53:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 20:21:23 -0800 2008 Wed May 21 21:00:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 31 07:29:28 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 07:30:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 11 08:53:18 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 08:56:10 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 20:16:55 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 15:34:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 18 12:46:28 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 12:48:55 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 23 12:58:45 -0800 2008 Wed May 21 09:47:16 -0700 2008
The poems are quiet and thoughtful, sometimes you have to re-read them a few times to...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 09:48:56 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 10:04:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 15:19:38 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 09:34:56 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Oct 29 08:58:19 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 29 09:00:40 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 09:48:03 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 15:49:47 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Sep 12 06:02:32 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 06:03:53 -0700 2008 I'm not big into love poetry, but this poetry certainly comes from an honest heart. I appreciate the poet's exceptional ability to write.]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 20:44:33 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 20:52:34 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Sep 06 22:55:46 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 22:56:31 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Oct 17 09:49:44 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 09:50:12 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 11:47:28 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 11:48:06 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 06:39:04 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 06:39:04 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Feb 28 13:55:09 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 13:55:22 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2341718