Dorothy parker

When reading poetry, I often make connections between different poems and poets. Whether thematically or in tone or subject, my brain bridges one book of poetry with another and then on to another …

The stars are soft as flowers, and… The hills are webs of shadow, slow… No separate leaf or single blade i… All blend to one. No moonbeam cuts the air; a sapphi…

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Dorothy Parker on Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.

Dorothy Parker (August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967) 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

The Algonquin Round Table trained a generation of socially conscious writers.

Dorothy Parker

The Richard Avedon Foundation on Instagram: “Dorothy Parker with her French poodle, Cliché. New York, June 17, 1958. . . #richardavedon #dorothyparker #dogsofinstagram #unpublished”

I hate Parties; They bring out the worst in me. There is the Novelty Affair, Given by the woman Who is awfully clever at that sort of thing. Everybody must come in fancy dress; They are always eleven Old-Fashioned Girls, And fourteen Hawaiian gentlemen Wearing the native costume Of last season's tennis clothes, with a wreath around the neck. The hostess introduces a series of clean, home games: Each participant is given a fair chance To guess the number of seeds in a cucumber, Or thread a…

Dorothy Parker