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She dedicated her collection "Death & Taxes" to fellow Algonquin Round Table perennial Robert Benchley |
Dorothy Parker
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$400 |
DJ |
POETRY COLLECTIONS |
2025-07-04 |
#9370 |
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Her 1967 New York Times obituary called her a "poet, critic, sardonic humorist and literary wit" |
Dorothy Parker
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$800 |
DJ |
WOMEN POETS |
2018-04-06 |
#7735 |
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This divorced Algonquin "News Item" poet & wit continued writing under her married name |
Dorothy Parker
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$800 |
DJ |
POETS & POETRY |
2012-04-13 |
#6355 |
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Born Dorothy Rothschild, this noted wit began her literary career with a poem published in Vanity Fair |
Dorothy Parker
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$1,600 |
DJ |
AMERICAN POETS & POETRY |
2007-03-02 |
#5180 |
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The line "Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses" appeared in her poem "News Item" |
Dorothy Parker
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$200 |
DJ |
WOMEN POETS |
1994-12-01 |
#2359 |
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She wrote, "Guns aren't lawful; nooses give; gas smells awful; you might as well live." |
Dorothy Parker
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$400 |
DJ |
WOMEN POETS |
1990-12-03 |
#1441 |
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"Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses" |
Dorothy Parker
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$200 |
DJ |
NAME THE POET |
1988-11-29 |
#977 |