Daniel Ladinsky is the acclaimed poet and translator that poetry enthusiasts around the world know for his thoughtful, moving works including The Purity of Desire, A Year with Hafiz, and Love Poems from God. Patrick McDonnell is the venerated artist and creator of the beloved MUTTS comic strip. In Darling, I Love You!, these two artists have collaborated for the first time to create a sweet, poignant, and universal collection of poems about the essential places animals hold in our lives and in our hearts, accompanied by line drawings of the wonderful MUTTS characters that readers have come to know and love. A heartwarming collection of short verse celebrating our beloved pets and the wonder of life 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 MUTTS comic strip. In Darling, I Love You! 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 MUTTS characters that readers have come to know and love. "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."-The Washington Post