New and Selected Essays

by Howard Nemerov

OSRIC: "My hair is falling out, and no one reads my poems." OSWALD: "My liver is bad, and everyone reads my ads." In this opening dialogue between Osric (a poet) and Oswald (a copywriter) Nem­erov exhibits qualities that remain constant through these 26 new and selected essays: the ability to find the perfect wry phrase to show that the world is not quite as it should be and the courage to attack with wit and humor subjects that in others elicit...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809311828
• ISBN13: 9780809311828
• Release Date: February 1985
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"