Now available as a stand-alone edition the famous humorist's debut collection-a runaway
bestseller in 1926-ranges from lighthearted self-deprecation to acid-tongued satire all the
while gleefully puncturing sentimental clichés about relations between men and women. Known as
the wittiest woman in America and a founder of the fabled Algonquin Round Table Dorothy Parker
was also one of the Jazz Age's most beloved poets. Her verbal dexterity and cynical humor were
on full display in the many poems she published in Vanity Fair The New Yorker and Life and
collected in her first book in 1926. The poems in Enough Rope range from lighthearted
self-deprecation to acid-tongued satire all the while gleefully puncturing sentimental clichés
about the relations between men and women. Unfortunate Coincidence By the time you swear you're
his Shivering and sighing And he vows his passion is Infinite undying- Lady make a note of
this: One of you is lying.
