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The Collected Poetry of Dorothy Parker
Including Death and Taxes, Sunset Gun, Enough Rope and additional poems
Hardcover, 210 pages
Published
1959
by Modern Library Books
(first published 1926)
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Required reading for every girl over 15 (and, I venture to suggest) for every man over 30.
I borrowed this from my father one day, and after reading it, decided I must positively have my own copy!
Parker's work is cool, occasionally snarky, often pessimistic, and usually, delightfully sarcastic. She says oh-so-well what is only a jumbled morass in my brain.
My personal favorite -- (Alas, alack, how can I choose? And so you get three) --
One Perfect Rose
Fighting Words
Neither Bloody nor Bowed
I borrowed this from my father one day, and after reading it, decided I must positively have my own copy!
Parker's work is cool, occasionally snarky, often pessimistic, and usually, delightfully sarcastic. She says oh-so-well what is only a jumbled morass in my brain.
My personal favorite -- (Alas, alack, how can I choose? And so you get three) --
One Perfect Rose
Fighting Words
Neither Bloody nor Bowed
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If these poems are anything to judge by, I would say Dorothy Parker did not have a very happy love life. Generally, reading someone's moanings about the hypnotic power of dissatisfactory men would be tiresome after a while, but that was not the case with these poems. Her wit was so finely tuned, so razor sharp so that these poems were a joy to read, even when they had heavy subject matters.
Here's one of her poems that almost made me laugh out loud:
Fighting Words
Say my love is easy had,
Say I'm bi...more
Here's one of her poems that almost made me laugh out loud:
Fighting Words
Say my love is easy had,
Say I'm bi...more
I'd never read anything by Dorothy Parker before, and it turns out that I don't feel I've missed much. I'm not into a concentrated rhyme scheme, and she clearly is. All of her poems were about being suicidal and/or in love. While I, sadly, can relate to both of those lately, I found her poetry to be quite shallow.
There were a few that stuck out for me though. For example :
Observation
If I don't drive around the park,
I'm pretty sure to make my mark.
If I'm in bed each night by ten,
I may get back m...more
There were a few that stuck out for me though. For example :
Observation
If I don't drive around the park,
I'm pretty sure to make my mark.
If I'm in bed each night by ten,
I may get back m...more
Dec 11, 2007
Kathryn
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Anyone who can read over the age of 12
While, Dorothy Parker can be harsh at times, and wrote in the 11920's, she was a very acomplished woman. She was a great writer, and her poetry is very true, though sad at times.
She sees the truth, and although sometimes the truth can be hard at times, it is the truth, and it must be said.
Her poetry explores the world of death, love, and life. It touches upon issues run so deep into our countries veins that we don't even see them as problems anymore.
This is a great collection written by a great...more
She sees the truth, and although sometimes the truth can be hard at times, it is the truth, and it must be said.
Her poetry explores the world of death, love, and life. It touches upon issues run so deep into our countries veins that we don't even see them as problems anymore.
This is a great collection written by a great...more
I have always admired her wit.
This book was given to me by a great friend who said that her poetry "suited me." It seems he was correct. Although I find rhyming poetry to be a bit tedious, this was an exception. My only complaint would be of course the melodramatic subject matter of most of the poems: heartbreak, unrequited love, the usual. HOWEVER, this being said, Parker attacks these themes with such unusual and astonishing wit that they are dee-lightful to read. She should replace Sylvia Plath as the poster child for fem...more
January 17, 2013
Her sharp wit is dulled by the fact that she's a bitch.
Dorothy Parker's black wit makes her poetry a gritty delight.
No one rivals her wit
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Dorothy Parker was an American writer and poet, best known for her caustic wit, wisecracks, and sharp eye for 20th century urban foibles.From a conflicted and unhappy childhood, Parker rose to acclaim, both for her literary output in such venues as The New Yorker and as a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table. Following the breakup of the circle, Parker traveled to Hollywood to pursue scree...more
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