Instead of a Card: Fourteen Poems about Kissing US Presidents and Spouses

Instead of a Card: Fourteen Poems about Kissing US Presidents and SpousesA greeting that not only gives great pleasure but illuminates our liveslike a message in a bottleRobert McCrum, writer and editor Fourteen Poems about Kissing is a title in the Instead of a Card series, based on the idea that sending a greeting card is a lovely gesture, and sending a booklet of poetry an even more meaningful one. Most of us can remember our first kiss, whether it was glorious and transporting or merely awkward. Kissing, it transpires,

From the Pit from the April 5

and a matching-color stylus

with the label of Veuve Clicquot

Under pressure from the bank

Decorative paper pieces are simply glued on the plastic molds

And lest the sheer opulence of the game seem overwhelming

Rescuing Churchill from the February 28

The Original 1951 is a reissue of the original notebook made in that year by its renowned French manufacturer

much as any outstanding book asks to be read again

Underground Man from the June 28

Aimez-vous Canada

under Louis XIV