Comments on: Archy & Mehitabel

By: The bad and the ugly | Antilles Adventure

The bad and the ugly | Antilles Adventure — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 03:09:43 +0000

[…] We’ve had a bit of an infestation. Being a fan of Archy and Mehitabel I was tolerant of them to begin with. But when you find several inside a packet of pasta, it’s […]

By: The Reign of Whitey Is Never Over | Chicago Activism

The Reign of Whitey Is Never Over | Chicago Activism — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:22:21 +0000

[…] breakout star of the series: a roach named Yoda. But alas, before Yoda can take his place as the Archy of the twenty-first century, he is accidentally squelched to death by Piper as she steps into a new […]

By: Birthday, Schmirthday. | The San Francisco Scene--Seen!

Birthday, Schmirthday. | The San Francisco Scene--Seen! — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 07:08:41 +0000

[…] with that homage to-slash-borderline plagiarism of Don Marquis (archy and mehitabel) out of the way, I can gripe about my […]

By: In review: The Talisker Players’ Bestiary | Schmopera

In review: The Talisker Players’ Bestiary | Schmopera — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:54:25 +0000

[…] and string trio. The text is by Don Marquis, the guy who wrote the series of newspaper columns archy and mehitabel starting in 1916. Archy is a cockroach who writes poetry on a typewriter too big for him; he types […]

By: Mindfulness–Days Of The Week–Condensed | «double vision»

Mindfulness–Days Of The Week–Condensed | «double vision» — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:50:02 +0000

[…] serendipity-and-curiosity-were-made-for-each-other department: who are archy and mehitabel? more poetry: ‘Archy is a cockroach with the soul of a poet, and Mehitabel is an alley cat…. […]

By: Mindfulness–Days Of The Week–Condensed | «double vision»

Mindfulness–Days Of The Week–Condensed | «double vision» — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 08:21:40 +0000

[…] 2014-02-15–sno to t-o; who are archy and mehitabel? more poetry: ‘Archy is a cockroach with the soul of a poet, and Mehitabel is an alley cat…. […]

By: Mindfulness–Days Of The Week–Unabridged | «double vision»

Mindfulness–Days Of The Week–Unabridged | «double vision» — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 06:22:32 +0000

[…] serendipity-and-curiosity-were-made-for-each-other department: who are archy and mehitabel? more poetry: ‘THEY ARE THE MOST UNLIKELY OF FRIENDS: Archy is a cockroach with the soul of a poet, and […]

By: Mastering the voice | Dave's diaries

Mastering the voice | Dave's diaries — Sat, 28 Dec 2013 15:09:02 +0000

[…] stick to the old-fashioned way of blogging, in other words typing. Right now I feel sort of like Archy the cockroach jumping up and down on the typewriter keys. At least I can punctuate. Now how do I save this […]

By: Philip Pullman’s Jeffrey | educating alice

Philip Pullman’s Jeffrey | educating alice — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 11:07:16 +0000

[…] expressed strong reactions to Sartre and Baudelaire. It reminds me of don marquis’s archy and mehitabel, but with punctuation and capitals as it isn’t Jeffrey doing the writing in this case. Share […]

By: don marquis – certain maxims of archy | fleurmach

don marquis – certain maxims of archy | fleurmach — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 04:44:55 +0000

[…] __ By Don Marquis, in archy and mehitabel, 1927. I was introduced to this delightfully cynical cockroach and his friend, the cat Mehitabel, […]