Pith & vinegar: An anthology of short humorous poetry

by William Cole (Editor)

Book by Cole, William

Genres: Poetry, Humor

158 pages, Loose Leaf

First published January 1, 1969

About the author

William Rossa Cole (1919-2000) was best known as an editor and anthologist. He was editor or author (or co-editor or co-author) of about 75 books, 50 of them anthologies. Three of his books were honored by the ALA: I Went to the Animal Fair in 1958, Beastly Boys and Ghastly Girls in 1964, and The Birds and Beast Were There in 1965. He was an editor for Simon & Schuster and Viking, and a columnist for the Saturday Review. He died in summer 2000, at the age of 80.

Reviews

[Sarah G · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rounded up.

[Kathy Ferrell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful, laugh out loud funny poems and limericks. One of my favorites was written by a seven year old..."I see your heiney, cha cha cha, it's nice and shiny, cha cha cha..." Can't tell the rest, but very funny!