Now available as a standalone edition the famous humorists debut collectiona runaway bestseller in 1926ranges from lighthearted selfdeprecation to acidtongued satire all the while gleefully puncturing sentimental clichs 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 Ages 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 selfdeprecation to acidtongued satire all the while gleefully puncturing sentimental clichs about the relations between men and women. Unfortunate Coincidence By the time you swear youre his Shivering and sighing And he vows his passion is Infinite undying Lady make a note of this One of you is lying. show more