Renowned for her acerbic wit, cynicism, and satirical humor, Dorothy Parker skewered the pretensions of everyday life and clich├йd relations between men and women in her debut poetry collection, published in 1926. Originally printed in Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and Life magazine, her early poems were a runaway success with the young, liberated women of the Jazz Age. Notable for their lighthearted, clever verse and razor-sharp quips, the selections include тАЬA Well-Worn Story,тАЭ тАЬGodspeed,тАЭ тАЬNews Item,тАЭ тАЬR├йsum├й,тАЭ тАЬThe False Friends,тАЭ тАЬVerse for a Certain Dog,тАЭ and many others. Once known as тАЬthe wittiest woman in America,тАЭ Parker was a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table and the Screen Writers Guild.
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