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Special collection 02

Light verse

Light verse by Franklin P. Adams, Richard Armour, Morris Bishop, Phyllis McGinley, and others.

Books: 47

Books

The collection

A collection of light verse

Cover of By and Large by Franklin P. Adams

1914

By and Large

Franklin P. Adams

Cover of In Other Words by Franklin P. Adams

1912

In Other Words

Franklin P. Adams

Cover of So Much Velvet by Franklin P. Adams

1925

So Much Velvet

Franklin P. Adams

Cover of So There! by Franklin P. Adams

1923

So There!

Franklin P. Adams

Cover of Something Else Again by Franklin P. Adams

1920

Something Else Again

Franklin P. Adams

Cover of The Melancholy Lute by Franklin P. Adams

1936

The Melancholy Lute

Franklin P. Adams

Cover of Tobogganing on Parnassus by Franklin P. Adams

1911

Tobogganing on Parnassus

Franklin P. Adams

Cover of Weights & Measures by Franklin P. Adams

1917

Weights & Measures

Franklin P. Adams

Cover of An Armoury of Light Verse by Richard Armour

1964

An Armoury of Light Verse

Richard Armour

Cover of For Partly Proud Parents by Richard Armour

1950

For Partly Proud Parents

Richard Armour

Cover of Golf Bawls by Richard Armour

1946

Golf Bawls

Richard Armour

Cover of Leading With My Left by Richard Armour

1946

Leading With My Left

Richard Armour

Cover of Light Armour by Richard Armour

1954

Light Armour

Richard Armour

Cover of Nights with Armour by Richard Armour

1958

Nights with Armour

Richard Armour

Cover of On Your Marks by Richard Armour

1969

On Your Marks

Richard Armour

Cover of Our Presidents by Richard Armour

1964

Our Presidents

Richard Armour

Cover of Privates’ Lives by Richard Armour

1944

Privates’ Lives

Richard Armour

Cover of The Medical Muse by Richard Armour

1963

The Medical Muse

Richard Armour

Cover of The Spouse in the House by Richard Armour

1975

The Spouse in the House

Richard Armour

Cover of Writing Light Verse by Richard Armour

1947

Writing Light Verse

Richard Armour

Cover of Yours for the Asking by Richard Armour

1942

Yours for the Asking

Richard Armour

Cover of Paramount Poems by Morris Bishop

1929

Paramount Poems

Morris Bishop

Cover of Spilt Milk by Morris Bishop

1942

Spilt Milk

Morris Bishop

Cover of The Widening Stain by W. Bolingbroke Johnson (pseud. of Morris Bishop)

1942

The Widening Stain

W. Bolingbroke Johnson (pseud. of Morris Bishop)

Cover of Look Who’s a Mother by Margaret Fishback

1945

Look Who’s a Mother

Margaret Fishback

Cover of One to a Customer by Margaret Fishback

1937

One to a Customer

Margaret Fishback

Cover of Poems Made Up to Take Out by Margaret Fishback

1963

Poems Made Up to Take Out

Margaret Fishback

Cover of Time for a Quick One by Margaret Fishback

1940

Time for a Quick One

Margaret Fishback

Cover of Have One on Me by Georgie Starbuck Galbraith

1963

Have One on Me

Georgie Starbuck Galbraith

Cover of A Poet’s Proverbs by Arthur Guiterman

1924

A Poet’s Proverbs

Arthur Guiterman

Cover of Chips of Jade by Arthur Guiterman

1920

Chips of Jade

Arthur Guiterman

Cover of Poems in Praise of Practically Nothing by Samuel Hoffenstein

1928

Poems in Praise of Practically Nothing

Samuel Hoffenstein

Cover of I’ll Go Quietly by Ethel Jacobson

1966

I’ll Go Quietly

Ethel Jacobson

Cover of Larks in My Hair by Ethel Jacobson

1952

Larks in My Hair

Ethel Jacobson

Cover of Mice in the Ink by Ethel Jacobson

1955

Mice in the Ink

Ethel Jacobson

Cover of Who Me by Ethel Jacobson

1970

Who Me

Ethel Jacobson

Cover of A Pocketful of Wry by Phyllis McGinley

1959

A Pocketful of Wry

Phyllis McGinley

Cover of A Short Walk from the Station by Phyllis McGinley

1951

A Short Walk from the Station

Phyllis McGinley

Cover of Husbands Are Difficult by Phyllis McGinley

1941

Husbands Are Difficult

Phyllis McGinley

Cover of Merry Christmas, Happy New Year by Phyllis McGinley

1958

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year

Phyllis McGinley

Cover of On the Contrary by Phyllis McGinley

1934

On the Contrary

Phyllis McGinley

Cover of One More Manhattan by Phyllis McGinley

1937

One More Manhattan

Phyllis McGinley

Cover of Saint-Watching by Phyllis McGinley

1969

Saint-Watching

Phyllis McGinley

Cover of Stones from a Glass House by Phyllis McGinley

1946

Stones from a Glass House

Phyllis McGinley

Cover of The Love Letters of Phyllis McGinley by Phyllis McGinley

1954

The Love Letters of Phyllis McGinley

Phyllis McGinley

Cover of The Province of the Heart by Phyllis McGinley

1959

The Province of the Heart

Phyllis McGinley

Cover of Times Three by Phyllis McGinley

1960

Times Three

Phyllis McGinley

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