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Willard R. Espy

Born

in The United States

December 11, 1910

Died

February 20, 1999

Website

http://www.espyfoundation.org/

Genre

Poetry

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Willard Richardson Espy was a U.S. editor, philologist, writer, and poet.

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Average rating: 3.92 · 249 ratings · 43 reviews · 37 distinct works • Similar authors

	Almanac of Words at Play 4.08 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1975 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best of An Almanac of Words at Play by Willard R. Espy, Paul Dickson (Introduction), John M. Morse (Preface) 4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Game of Words 3.70 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1971 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oysterville: Roads to Grandpa's Village 3.63 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1977 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Children's Almanac of Words at Play 4.30 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1982 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Garden of Eloquence: A Rhetorical Bestiary by Willard R. Espy, Teresa Peekema Allen (Illustrator) 3.95 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1983 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O Thou Improper, Thou Uncommon Noun 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1978 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Words at Play: Palindromes, Riddles, Malapropisms, and Other Wonderful Word Games 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1972	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Another Almanac of Words at Play really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Have A Word On Me by Willard R. Espy, Charles C. Hefling Jr. (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1981 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“When you write, you can hide behind your words. When you talk, you are up front, like the clown in the midway booth; and passersby can bean you with a ball.”
― Willard R. Espy, Say it My Way: Ho

tags: writing

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“Thank God for reflex decisions; they are the sine qua non of serenity. Suppose you had to decide afresh each day whether or not to brush your teeth?
Accept the conventional wisdom, and never think for yourself. Thinking for yourself leads to the loony bin. Learn from the centipede:

The centipede was happy quite
Until a toad in fun
Said, "Pray, which leg goes after which?"
That worked her mind to such a pitch
She lay distracted in the ditch,
Considering how to run.
--Mrs. Edward Craster”
― Willard R. Espy, Almanac of Words at Play

tags: overthinking

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