Don Marquis
Don Marquis
Donald Robert Perry Marquiswas a humorist, journalist, and author. He was variously a novelist, poet, newspaper columnist, and playwright. He is remembered best for creating the characters "Archy" and "Mehitabel", supposed authors of humorous verse. During his lifetime he was equally famous for creating another fictitious character, "the Old Soak," who was the subject of two books, a hit Broadway play, a silent movieand a talkie...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth28 July 1878
CountryUnited States of America
Science has always been too dignified to invent a good backscratcher.
Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.
Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.
There is always a comforting thought in time of trouble when it is not our trouble.