American Wits, An Anthology of Light Verse

American Wits, An Anthology of Light Verse. John Hollander, Editor. Published by The Library of America, New York, NY, 2003. 1st Edition1st Printing. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: V-Fine in Chipped DJ. Sm tear in bottom of front DJ at outer corner, balance of book in like new condition. 194 Pgs. ISBN 1931082499. LCCN 2003046636. Verse from journalists, playwrights, screenwriters - and also some of the greatest poets of the century, including Frost, Eliot, Millay, and Cummings. Don Marquis' free-verse tales of Archy and Mehitable; Newman Levy's comic twists on grand opera; Samuel Hoffenstein's disenchanted paring of romantic sentiment; Dorothy Parker's bitter epigrams; Ogden Nash's brilliantly funny exercises in irregular meter; these are among the highlights from a century's worth of poetic humor. American Poets Project, The Library of America. Description text copyright 2005 BooksForComfort. Item ID 9186.