Author · United States · 1893–1967
Dorothy Parker
Needle sharp wit and mercy; city talk that defends dignity while exposing pose.
Dorothy Parker was an American poet, writer, critic, and satirist based in New York; she was best known for her wit, wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles.
Genres
Poetry
Wit with a conscience in 2026
Dorothy Parker makes brevity bite. Jokes guard the vulnerable and puncture vanity, and the sadness is exact not vague. Read her today to learn timing on the page, to keep humor honest, and to carry empathy into criticism without going soft.
