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Kiss and Part:
Laughing at the End of Romance and Other Entanglements
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edited by Gail White                             illustrated by Dale Wilkins
Call for Poems
The lighter side of breaking up.

A divorce decree in rhyme; a simple recipe for falling out of love; the ill-starred romances of Woody Allen, Britney Spears, and Oedipus; and much, much more. A hilarious collection of poems about breaking up, with outlooks ranging, as the editor points out, "from the suicidal to the self-assured."

Dorothy Parker, Wendy Cope, X.J. Kennedy, Richard Wilbur, W.S. Gilbert, Edna St. Vincent Millay, John Updike, and many others.                          Dale Wilkins provides cartoon illustrations.

 
book cover defaced photos taken before the jerk showed his true colors

woman tossing urn over shoulder into river
The Rite Stuff by Joyce La Mers Down the River of No Return She dumped his ashes, minus urn, And waved him off: 'Good riddance, Bud-- Where I'm concerned, your name is mud!'
 

 

 

 

The Newlyweds by John Updike After a one-day honeymoon, the Fishers rushed off to a soft drink bottlers' convention, then on to a ball game, a TV rehearsal and a movie preview. --Life 'We're married,' said Eddie. Said Debbie, 'Incredi- Ble! When is our honey- Moon?' 'Over and done,' he Replied. 'Feeling logy? Drink Coke.' 'Look at Yogi [poem continues]

Why My First Marriage Ended in Divorce by Louis Phillips When a marriage counselor asked: 'List your husband'd best qualities As fast as you are able,' My wife rested her head Flat upon the table. After 20 minutes, she muttered: 'At least he's biodegradable.'

biodegradable husband
 
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Kiss and Part includes the humor of:

Melissa Balmain,
Bruce Bennett,
Michael Cantor,
Edmund Conti,
Wendy Cope,
Wesli Court,
Larry Gaffney,
David Galef,

Claudia Gary-Annis,
W.S. Gilbert,
David Hill,
Jan D. Hodge,
Samuel Hoffenstein,
A.E. Housman,
A.M. Juster,
Julie Kane,
Rose Kelleher,

X.J. Kennedy,
Candy Killion,
Paula Lalish,
Joyce La Mers,
J. Patrick Lewis,
Rachel Lindley,
Bob McKenty,
Susan McLean,

Edna St. Vincent Millay,
Tatyana Mishel,
Richard Moore,
Alfred Nicol,
Dorothy Parker,
Louis Phillips,
Alan Pizzarelli,
Tom Riley,
Rockin’ Red,

Stephen Scaer,
Dan Skwire,
J.D. Smith,
Norman W. Storer,
John Updike,
Alan Van Hoogmoed,
Gail White,
and Richard Wilbur.
 

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