Mrs. Goose Goes to Washington: Nursery Rhymes for the Political Barnyard

by Hart Seely

Book Overview

Can anything be poetic in the politicking of Washington, D.C.? Is there poetry in the morning's headlines and in tonight's news tickers? Or, as Seely paraphrases Dr. Seuss, Do W's troubles trouble you, too? America's pundit poet laureate, the man who channeled the poetry of Donald Rumsfeld and Phil Rizzuto, now offers the perfect metaphor for the inside-the-beltway bubble: it's a nursery. Using the beneficent spirit of Mother Goose, he has...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439167214
• ISBN13: 9781439167212
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Free Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.9" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

political memories

sharp satirical poetry in the vein of Mother Goose rhymes. Somewhat dated, but many pieces still witty ala Late-Night talk show humor.