{"product_id":"dorothy-parker-poems-isbn-9780593992173","title":"Dorothy Parker: Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn irresistible hardcover collection of the famous humorist’s poems that range from lighthearted satire to gleeful dark comedy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the Jazz Age’s most beloved poets, Dorothy Parker earned her reputation as the wittiest woman in America with her popular light verse, which was regularly published in \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair, Life, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. Her debut poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eEnough Rope\u003c\/i\u003e, was a runaway bestseller in 1926, and she followed it up in 1928 with the equally delightful collection \u003ci\u003eSunset Gun. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe poems gathered here range from barbed satires to lighthearted laments, all laced with Parker’s unmistakable sense of humor, one that manages to be both cynical and sparkling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEveryman's Library's Pocket Poets are pocket-sized hardcovers that feature acid-free cream-colored paper bound in a full-cloth case with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, a silk ribbon marker, a European-style half-round spine, and a full-color illustrated jacket.DOROTHY PARKER (1893–1967) was born in New Jersey and grew up in New York. In 1916 she sold some poems to \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e and was given a job at the magazine writing captions for fashion photographs and drawings. Parker went on to become a drama critic at \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair \u003c\/i\u003eand the central figure of the celebrated Algonquin Round Table. Famous for her spoken wit, she showed the same satiric gift in her book reviews for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e and in her celebrated poems and stories.\u003cb\u003eUnfortunate Coincidence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the time you swear you’re his,\u003cbr\u003eShivering and sighing,\u003cbr\u003eAnd he vows his passion is\u003cbr\u003eInfinite, undying—\u003cbr\u003eLady, make a note of this:\u003cbr\u003eOne of you is lying.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe False Friends\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey laid their hands upon my head, \u003cbr\u003eThey stroked my cheek and brow;\u003cbr\u003eAnd time could heal a hurt, they said,\u003cbr\u003eAnd time oculd dim a vow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd they were pitiful and mild\u003cbr\u003eWho whispered to me then,\u003cbr\u003e\"The heart that breaks in April, child,\u003cbr\u003eWill mend in May again.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOh, many a mended heart they knew,\u003cbr\u003eSo old they were, and wise,\u003cbr\u003eAnd little did they have to do\u003cbr\u003eTo come to me with lies!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho flings me silly talk of May\u003cbr\u003eShall meet a bitter soul;\u003cbr\u003eFor June was nearly spent away\u003cbr\u003eBefore my heart was whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThought for a Sunshiny Morning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIt costs me never a stab nor squirm\u003cbr\u003eTo tread by chance upon a worm.\u003cbr\u003e\"Aha, my little dear,\" I say,\u003cbr\u003e\"Your clan will pay me back one day.\"","brand":"Everyman's Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302725177573,"sku":"NP9780593992173","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593992173.jpg?v=1767725554","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/dorothy-parker-poems-isbn-9780593992173","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}