Darling, I Love You

<b>A heartwarming collection of short verse celebrating our beloved pets and the wonder of life</b><br> <br> Daniel Ladinsky is the internationally acclaimed poet known for his inspired, contemporary renderings of works by Hafiz, Rumi, St. Francis of Assisi, and poet-saints East and West. Patrick McDonnell is the venerated author, artist, and creator of the beloved <i>MUTTS</i> comic strip. In <i>Darling, I Love You!</i> these two artists have collaborated for the first time to create a delightful, universal collection of sweet, welcome-to-the-moment poems about the essential places animals and wonder hold in our lives and in our hearts, accompanied by line drawings of the illustrious <i>MUTTS</i> characters that readers have come to know and love.<br><b><br>“Pet owners will chuckle knowingly about the way the speakers shift between simple observations and deeper statements . . . that remind us why humans need animals as much as they need us.” </b>—<b><i>The Washington Post</i></b> <b>A heartwarming collection of short verse celebrating our beloved pets and the wonder of life</b><br> <br> Daniel Ladinsky is the internationally acclaimed poet known for his inspired, contemporary renderings of works by Hafiz, Rumi, St. Francis of Assisi, and poet-saints East and West. Patrick McDonnell is the venerated author, artist, and creator of the beloved <i>MUTTS</i> comic strip. In <i>Darling, I Love You!</i> these two artists have collaborated for the first time to create a delightful, universal collection of sweet, welcome-to-the-moment poems about the essential places animals and wonder hold in our lives and in our hearts, accompanied by line drawings of the illustrious <i>MUTTS</i> characters that readers have come to know and love.<br><b><br>“Pet owners will chuckle knowingly about the way the speakers shift between simple observations and deeper statements . . . that remind us why humans need animals as much as they need us.” </b>—<b><i>The Washington Post</i></b>