The Random House Treasury of Humorous Verse

I was one of those guys who would always drop off in English class if poetry was the topic. Arcane language and flowery speech just weren't my bag. Too bad none of my English teachers saw fit to introduce me to this book.The poems in this book come in all lengths, broken down into chapters by subject. They include numerous submissions by the prolific author "anonymous", as well as many other popular writers (and a few not-so-well-known). Many of the entries are somewhat pointed; a few are a little racy - most of these are in the second chapter (about affairs of the heart). All of them are humorous.My advice: buy this book, and give it to someone who likes poetry. Or better yet, give it to someone who doesn't, and see if they don't laugh out loud at some of Dorothy Parker's writings.