Dorothy parker

American poet, writer, critic, and satirist Dorothy Parker holding her dog whilst being photographed by Norman Parkinson in England, 1959.

The Algonquin Round Table trained a generation of socially conscious writers.

When reading poetry, I often make connections between different poems and poets. Whether thematically or in tone or subject, my brain bridges one book of poetry with another and then on to another …

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A classic short story by Dorothy Parker, in which a partygoer’s introduction to the guest of honor becomes a nervous attempt to deal with racism.

Dorothy Parker on Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.

I hate Parties; They bring out the worst in me. There is the Novelty Affair, Given by the woman Who is awfully clever at that sort of thing. Everybody must come in fancy dress; They are always eleven Old-Fashioned Girls, And fourteen Hawaiian gentlemen Wearing the native costume Of last season's tennis clothes, with a wreath around the neck. The hostess introduces a series of clean, home games: Each participant is given a fair chance To guess the number of seeds in a cucumber, Or thread a…

"I don't have to attend every argument I am invited to." —Dorothy Parker