The Lost Clerihews of Paul Ingram
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.23 (953 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1888160772 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 140 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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S. Semken said Bite-Size Literature. From the Iowa Source magazineClerihews: Bite-Size LiteratureExploring the Cerebral Playfulness of The Lost Clerihews of Paul Ingramby R. LarsonStumbling off the sidewalk and into Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa City, I asked the clerk at the cash register if Paul Ingram was in. “You just missed him!” she said. I could not believe my luck. Clutching a review copy of The Lost Clerihews of Paul Ingram (Ice Cube Press), I had expected to find the author in his familiar haunt, and now the author himself was “lost” in the lunchtime melee of Dubuque Street. I sat myself in the comfy chair of the poetr. "The clerihews are very clever -- extremely short book," according to E. Smith. The clerihews are very clever -- extremely short book, however. It was meant to be a book for my husband. He read it in half an hour and gave it back to me.. This funny, compact delight can be found near by my C. Semrad The Lost Clerihews of Paul Ingram are delightfully accompanied with most humorous illustrations by Julia Anderson-Miller. This funny, compact delight can be found near by my desk, so laughter can be a part of any day. Treat yourself to a giggle or an outright roar!
. This has been no small job in a town where even the baristas carry PhD's in English. Since 1989 he has worked at Prairie Lights Bookstore, doing what he can to influence the literary taste of the Iowa City community through radio, video, book clubs, book festivals, reviews, and of course, person-to-person. He began creating rhymes before he could crawl. Paul Ingram has been a bookseller ever since he has been old enough to have a grownup job. He is ma
Legendary bookseller at Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa City, Iowa, Paul Ingram has found what he feared was long lost--his collection of humorous, intelligent, rollicking, and witty clerihews. Well-known author Jane Hamilton declares: To complete the perfect dinner party you need only to whip out your copy of The Lost Clerihews of Paul Ingram. This collection will be a big hit with readers of all sorts: fans of poetry, of humor, the literary arts, political cartoons, as well as readers of history and current affairs. Everyone will then be joyful.. These clerihews and the illustrations are positively a match made in heaven
--Elizabeth Crane, author, We Only Know So MuchPaul Ingram's delightful collection of clerihews is so much fun that after you read it, you will need to put aside whatever important work you are doing and write several of your own. I'm so glad Paul Ingram's Lost Clerihews have been found! And published! They show this marvelous, necessary bookman in all his erudition and mischief, and have induced a good deal of laughing out loud in this admirer of wit and conceit. --Daniel Menaker, author My Mistake: A MemoirReader, you are in for an absolute treat. The Lost Clerihews of Paul Ingram are nothing but a delight, a festival of old-timey giggles made new. I hope to do something worthy of an Ingram clerihew before the next volume. --Elizabeth Crane, au