The Love Sonnets Of A Hoodlum

By Wallace Irwin

Book Overview

""The Love Sonnets of a Hoodlum"" is a collection of 52 sonnets written by American author and journalist, Wallace Irwin. The sonnets are written in the style of traditional love poetry, but with a twist - they are written from the perspective of a streetwise hoodlum. The speaker of the poems is a tough-talking, rough-edged character who uses slang and street language to express his romantic feelings for his beloved. Despite his tough exterior, the hoodlum is deeply sensitive and his poems are filled with emotion and passion. The sonnets explore themes of love, desire, and longing, and are often humorous and irreverent in tone. First published in 1901, ""The Love Sonnets of a Hoodlum"" was a popular and influential work in its time, and continues to be read and enjoyed today as a classic example of American poetry.For when I pushed Brick Murphy to the rope Mame manned the ambulance and dragged him in, Massaged his lamps with fragrant drug store dope And coughed up loops of kindergarten chin; She sprang a come back, piped for the patrol, Then threw a glance that tommyhawked my soul.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419170945
• ISBN13: 9781419170942
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.5" x 9.2"