Valentines by Ted Kooser

“Over 22 years, Kooser has discovered a startling variety of ways to invert and enliven the vocabulary of romance, finding tender implications in even the mustiest Valentine’s symbols. . . . When it comes to his beloved(s), Kooser has generous eyes, offering always to keep her young. . . . Kooser’s poems do build a frisson, making the most of small moments of intimacy.” —Emily Nussbaum, New York Times Book Review

To read earlier praise for Valentines, please visit http://nebraskapress.typepad.com/university_of_nebraska_pr/2008/01/praise-for-vale.html.