Enough Rope
Dorothy Parker
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
A collection of poems by Dorothy Parker that previously appeared in Life, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and The New York World. Included here is the famous short poem "News Item": Men seldom make passes - At girls who wear glasses. - Summary by mleigh (1 hr 37 min)
Chapters
| Threnody | 1:11 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| The Small Hours | 0:53 | Read by Stefan Von Blon |
| The False Friends | 1:21 | Read by Stefan Von Blon |
| The Trifler | 1:28 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| A Very Short Song | 0:50 | Read by Stefan Von Blon |
| A Well-Worn Story | 1:19 | Read by Ricardo Flores |
| Convalescent | 1:28 | Read by Chris Archer |
| The Dark Girl's Rhyme | 1:38 | Read by Winnifred Assmann |
| Epitaph | 1:02 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Light of Love | 1:01 | Read by Chris Archer |
| Wail | 0:43 | Read by Chris Archer |
| The Satin Dress | 1:32 | Read by Chris Archer |
| Somebody's Song | 1:25 | Read by Chris Archer |
| Anecdote | 0:35 | Read by Stefan Von Blon |
| Braggart | 1:11 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| Epitaph for a Darling Lady | 0:51 | Read by Chris Archer |
| To a Much Too Unfortunate Lady | 1:27 | Read by Ricardo Flores |
| Paths | 0:50 | Read by JaredG |
| Hearthside | 1:17 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| The New Love | 0:54 | Read by Lucy Kim |
| Rainy Night | 2:20 | Read by Maria Angela R. Aragon |
| For a Sad Lady | 0:33 | Read by Lucy Kim |
| Recurrence | 1:00 | Read by Chris Pyle |
| Story of Mrs. W—— | 1:09 | Read by Chris Pyle |
| The Dramatists | 1:03 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| August | 1:00 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| The White Lady | 0:54 | Read by Lee Vogler |
| I Know I Have Been Happiest | 1:12 | Read by Winnifred Assmann |
| Testament | 1:05 | Read by VO Gal |
| "I Shall Come Back" | 1:03 | Read by czandra |
| Condolence | 1:11 | Read by Winnifred Assmann |
| The Immortals | 1:15 | Read by Bruce Kachuk |
| A Portrait | 1:14 | Read by Winnifred Assmann |
| Portrait of the Artist | 0:53 | Read by Dani H |
| Chant for Dark Hours | 1:18 | Read by Dani H |
| Unfortunate Coincidence | 0:28 | Read by Lee Vogler |
| Verse Reporting Late Arrival at a Conclusion | 1:07 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| Inventory | 0:47 | Read by Winnifred Assmann |
| Now at Liberty | 1:28 | Read by Seraphina |
| Comment | 0:32 | Read by Tricia Wheeler |
| Plea | 1:45 | Read by Ricardo Flores |
| Pattern | 0:54 | Read by Ricardo Flores |
| De Profundis | 0:55 | Read by czandra |
| They Part | 0:40 | Read by J. E. Holt |
| Ballade of a Great Weariness | 1:55 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| Résumé | 0:30 | Read by Lee Vogler |
| Renunciation | 0:44 | Read by AzaseahRose |
| Day-Dreams | 1:26 | Read by Hope |
| The Veteran | 1:03 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Prophetic Soul | 0:31 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| Verse for a Certain Dog | 1:52 | Read by Winnifred Assmann |
| Folk Tune | 1:00 | Read by Jennifer Shipon |
| Godspeed | 0:33 | Read by Tricia Wheeler |
| Song of Perfect Propriety | 2:00 | Read by mleigh |
| Social Note | 0:32 | Read by JaredG |
| One Perfect Rose | 0:52 | Read by quartertone |
| Ballade at Thirty-five | 1:53 | Read by Louise Poulsom |
| The Thin Edge | 0:33 | Read by quartertone |
| Spring Song | 1:19 | Read by Jaji Evans |
| Love Song | 1:38 | Read by Tricia Wheeler |
| Indian Summer | 0:45 | Read by Tricia Wheeler |
| Philosophy | 0:31 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| For an Unknown Lady | 1:03 | Read by quartertone |
| The Leal | 0:37 | Read by Chris Pyle |
| Finis | 0:55 | Read by J. E. Holt |
| Words of Comfort to be Scratched on a Mirror | 0:32 | Read by quartertone |
| Men | 0:44 | Read by Lee Vogler |
| News Item | 0:27 | Read by Tricia Wheeler |
| Song of One of the Girls | 0:54 | Read by quartertone |
| Lullaby | 1:42 | Read by J. E. Holt |
| Faut de Mieux | 0:30 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| Roundel | 0:49 | Read by VO Gal |
| A Certain Lady | 1:33 | Read by Lee Vogler |
| Observation | 0:33 | Read by Lee Vogler |
| Symptom Recital | 1:21 | Read by Tricia Wheeler |
| Fighting Words | 0:39 | Read by Hope |
| Rondeau Redoublé | 1:50 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| Autobiography | 0:23 | Read by Lee Vogler |
| The Choice | 1:14 | Read by De Anna Lee |
| Ballade of Big Plans | 1:54 | Read by Jennifer Shipon |
| General Review of the Sex Situation | 0:40 | Read by De Anna Lee |
| Inscription for the Ceiling of a Bedroom | 1:14 | Read by April6090 |
| Pictures in the Smoke | 0:33 | Read by April6090 |
| Biographies | 3:45 | Read by Tricia Wheeler |
| Nocturne | 1:08 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| Interview | 0:39 | Read by Lee Vogler |
| Song in a Minor Key | 1:06 | Read by De Anna Lee |
| Experience | 0:28 | Read by czandra |
| Neither Bloody Nor Bowed | 0:43 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| The Burned Child | 1:17 | Read by mleigh |