Comic Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets)

Selected and edited by Peter Washington

ISBN 10: 0375413545 / ISBN 13: 9780375413544

Published by Everyman's Library Pocket Poets / Alfred A. Knopf, 2001

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249pp. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in AS NEW condition. "This treasury of humorous poems brings together a sparkling constellation of witty poets--from Lord Rochester to Lewis Carroll, from Edward Lear to Ogden Nash, from Dorothy Parker to W. H. Auden--and embraces a wide range of forms, including limericks, clerihews, ballads, sonnets, and nonsense verse. [] COMIC POEMS is studded with unforgettable classics, along with lesser-known comic gems from across the ages, from ancient Rome to modern America. Here is the immortal 'How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear' beside Noël Coward's 'Mad Dogs and Englishmen'; the incomparable 'Jabberwocky' next to the famous 'There was a young lady of Riga.' From Cole Porter and John Updike on love and marriage to Stevie Smith and Dorothy Parker on mortality to the ever-talented Anonymous on almost anything, the lighthearted poetry collected here ranges from the most delightful nonsense to the most sophisticated wit." [jacket copy] Ample selection includes Belloc, Pope, Apollinaire, De La Mare, Wilbur, Burns, Gilbert, Larkin, Jarrell, dozens more. Pristine & handy hardcover w/brilliant corners & crisp edges, a square & tight binding, wrapped in a vibrant jacket image of colored dots by Sigmar Polke. Quite presentable. Seller Inventory # RUB2885

Bibliographic Details

Title: Comic Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets)

Publisher: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets / Alfred A. Knopf

Publication Date: 2001

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

This treasury of humorous poems brings together a sparkling constellation of witty poets–from Lord Rochester to Lewis Carroll, from Edward Lear to Ogden Nash, from Dorothy Parker to W. H. Auden–and embraces a wide range of forms, including limericks, clerihews, ballads, sonnets, and nonsense verse.

Comic Poems is studded with unforgettable classics, along with lesser-known comic gems from across the ages, from ancient Rome to modern America. Here is the immortal “How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear” beside Noël Coward’s “Mad Dogs and Englishmen”; the incomparable “Jabberwocky” next to the famous “There was a young lady of Riga.” From Cole Porter and John Updike on love and marriage to Stevie Smith and Dorothy Parker on mortality to the ever-talented Anonymous on almost anything, the lighthearted poetry collected here ranges from the most delightful nonsense to the most sophisticated wit.

About the Author:

Peter Washington is the author of Madame Blavatsky's Baboon. He is the editor of several Everyman's Library Pocket Poet anthologies including Love Poems and Friendship Poems.