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Was it true that this world was filled
with men and women merely
marking time before
their cemetery?
When did courage's lease expire,
was there no renewal possible?
What specialist in mediocrity
determined the prize winners
and ruled what measure
of banality was required
for success?
Dawn Powell
A Time To Be Born
(1942)
The next Dawn Powell page is here.
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The "easy name" wins the prize. Publicisists Insist their worth.
ReplyDeleteEasy names, such as Dorothy Parker,
Deletewho was born "Dorothy Rothschild" before
marrying a drunken soldier named Parker.
Dawn Powell always used the name
she was born with but qualified it this way:
I know I have the name of a failed stripper,
but I have used it to my advantage.
Dawn's mother was a descendent
of General Sherman.
In the first hyperlink of this page, Diana Trilling–
Deletea well-respected literary critic–
described Dawn Powell as the writer
who really says the funny things
for which Dorothy Parker gets credit.
Dorothy Parker is eminently readable and quote-worthy.
ReplyDeleteHer bon mots are as digestible as gummy bears.
However, quoting Dawn Powell requires
a taste for Oysters Rockefeller.