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Dorothy Parker Poems
- A Very Short Song Once, when I was young and true, Someone...
- A Dream Lies Dead A dream lies dead here. May you softly go ...
- "Star Light, Star Bright--" Star, that gives a gracious ...
- A Certain Lady Oh, I can smile for you, and tilt my head, ...
- A Fairly Sad Tale I think that I shall never know Why I am ...
- But Not Forgotten I think, no matter where you stray, That I...
- Afternoon When I am old, and comforted, And done with this...
Dorothy Parker was an American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist, best known for her wit, wisecracks, and 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 founding member of the Algonquin Round Table. Following the breakup of the circle, Parker traveled to Hollywood to pursue screenwriting. Her successes there, including two Academy Award nominations, were curtailed as her involvement in left-wing politics led to a place on the Hollywood blacklist.
Parker went through three marriages (two to the same man) and survived several suicide ... more »
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''Hollywood money isn't money. It's congealed snow, melts in your hand, and there you are.''
Dorothy Parker (1893-1967), U.S. humorous writer. Interview in Writers at Work, First Series, ed. Malcolm Cowley (1958).
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''Gratitude—the meanest and most snivelling attribute in the world.''
Dorothy Parker (1893-1967), U.S. humorous writer. Interview in Writers at Work, First Series, ed. Malcolm Cowley (1958).
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''All those writers who write about their childhood! Gentle God, if I wrote about mine you wouldn't sit in the same room with me.''
Dorothy Parker (1893-1967), U.S. humorous writer. Interview in Writers at Work, First Series, ed. Malcolm Cowley (1958).
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I can't talk about Hollywood. It was a horror to me when I was there and it's a horror to look back on. I can't imagine how I did it. When I got away from it I couldn't even refer to the place by name...
Dorothy Parker (1893-1967), U.S. humorous writer. Interview in Writers at Work, First Series, ed. Malcolm Cowley (1958).
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''Those who have mastered etiquette, who are entirely, impeccably right, would seem to arrive at a point of exquisite dullness.''
Dorothy Parker (1893-1967), U.S. humorous writer. repr. in The Portable Dorothy Parker, pt. 2 (1944, revised 1973). "Mrs. Post Enlarges on Etiquette,"...
A Very Short Song
Once, when I was young and true,
Someone left me sad-
Broke my brittle heart in two;
And that is very bad.
Love is for unlucky folk,
Love is but a curse.
Once there was a heart I broke;
And that, I think, is worse.
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short and sweet poems are brilliant by her!
My heart soars when I hear dottie [3
It’s cool how you can create so many different poems and sentences with just a few words. Brillant post!
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Dorothy Parker rings my bell - too loud and too clear.
beautiful is your creation.
Simple, honest, sharp and friendly! It's so hard to create simplicity in poetry.Using colloquial language with a sharp sense of humour. It seems a little cruel, as she judges life.
In Dorothy Parker's 'The Dark Girl's Rhyme', there is an error. It's 'folk of mud and flame', not 'folk of mud and name.' Every Dorothy Parker reference on the internet (that I have found) has the same error.
I adore Dorothy Parker!
She is one of the most amazing writers and women, with her witty sense of humor and her sarcasm. I love her!