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| Dorothy Parker (22 August, 1893 - 7 June, 1967) |
A Very Short SongOnce, when I was young and trueSomeone left me sad –Broken my brittle heart in twoAnd that is very bad.Love is for unlucky folk,Love is but a curse.Once there was a heart I broke;And that, I think, is worse.
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Dorothy Parker was an American poet, short story
writer, critic and satirist, best known for her wit, wisecracks, and
eye for 20th-century urban foibles.
From a conflicted and unhappy childhood, Parker rose to
acclaim, both for her literary output in such venues as The New Yorker and
as a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table. Following the break-up
of the circle, Parker travelled to Hollywood to pursue screenwriting. She was
twice nominated for an Academy Award. Her screenwriting career was curtailed by
being blacklisted by Hollywood for her involvement in left-wing politics.
Her book reviews appeared semi-regularly from 1927 to 1933, were
widely read, and were later published in a collection under the name Constant
Reader in 1970. She became famous for her short, viciously humorous poems,
many about the perceived ludicrousness of her many (largely unsuccessful)
romantic affairs, wistfully considering the appeal of suicide.
