This author wrote a short story consisting entirely of the thoughts of a woman waiting for a man to call her, as well as a story in which a woman repeatedly insists that she does not care that Walter Williams is black.
In one poem, this author wrote "My soul discerns no beauty in" the sight of the swallow's flight "because my dearest love is gone away." This author wrote a short story consisting entirely of the thoughts of a woman waiting for a man to call her, as well as a story in which a woman repeatedly insists that she does not care that Walter Williams is black. One poem by this author lists the downsides of a number of suicide methods, including "Drugs cause cramp" and "Gas smells awful," concluding "You might as well live." One of this author's poems consists of three stanzas extolling the virtues of her lover, each stanza ending with a line like "And I wish I'd never met him" or "And I wish somebody'd shoot him." Her poem "News Item" runs, in its entirety, "Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses." For 10 points, name this member of the Algonquin Round Table noted for her wit.
In one poem, this author wrote "My soul discerns no beauty in" the sight of the swallow's flight "because my dearest love is gone away."
Dorothy Parker