archy interviews a pharaoh
archy interviews a pharaoh By Don Marquis, in “archy and mehitabel,” 1927 boss i went and interviewed the mummy of the egyptian pharaoh in the metropolitan museum as you bade Continue Reading →
Who Is Don Marquis?
the cockroach who had been to hell
the cockroach who had been to hell By Don Marquis, in “archy and mehitabel,” 1927 listen to me i have been mobbed almost theres an old simp cockroach here who Continue Reading →
mehitabel s extensive past
mehitabel s extensive past By Don Marquis, in “archy and mehitabel,” 1927 mehitabel the cat claims that she has a human soul also and has transmigrated from body to body Continue Reading →
pity the poor spiders
pity the poor spiders By Don Marquis, in “archy amd mehitabel,” 1927 i have just been reading an advertisement of a certain roach exterminator the human race little knows all Continue Reading →
the song of mehitabel
the song of mehitabel By Don Marquis, in “archy and mehitabel,” 1927 this is the song of mehitabel of mehitabel the alley cat as i wrote you before boss mehitabel Continue Reading →
A new anthology: “The Best of Archy and Mehitabel”
Oct. 25, 2011: Alfred A. Knopf today published “The Best of Archy and Mehitabel,” a new anthology of Don Marquis’ popular Archy and Mehitabel poems and sketches. The new hardback Continue Reading →
Welcome to the new DonMarquis.com
Hello world. You’re looking at a redesigned and expanded DonMarquis.com web site, which goes live today, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. The site has a fresh new look and lots of Continue Reading →
Christopher Morley Pens a Paean to a Cockroach
The essayist and novelist Christopher Morley (1890-1957) was one of Don Marquis’ dearest friends. As a young writer Morley was an unabashed fan of Don’s breezy, brilliant humor, and Morley Continue Reading →
Don Marquis (Disambiguation)
An online search for the name “Don Marquis” can yield some surprising results. Perhaps you’ve seen links to those strident anti-abortion essays Don wrote. And maybe you’ve been tempted to Continue Reading →
A Photo From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1920
Here’s a bittersweet photo from the pages of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, published January 11, 1920, showing proud papa Don Marquis and his two young children. Daughter Barbara, on Don’s Continue Reading →