The Norton Book of Light Verse
- Book Review,
by Russell Baker
From Library Journal
Rather than appoint a poet or critic to edit its light verse anthology, Norton did the unexpected by choosing humorist Russell Baker. The Norton Book of Light Verse differs from similar endeavors in two other significant ways. Baker includes a large number of Americans (from light verse notables like John Updike, Ogden Nash, and Dorothy Parker to "serious" contemporary poets like Galway Kinnell and Jon Anderson). Further, Baker has arranged his selections into thematic sections ("Life's Losers"; "Bile"; "Beastly Things"; "Departures"; etc.). In his instructive introduction, he points out some of the macabre sources of much light verse, including infanticide and suicide; but this anthology is proof that all aspects of human endeavor are fertile ground of laughter. Highly recommended for all poetry collections. Robert Hudzik, P.L. of Cincinnati & Hamilton Cty.Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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