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Comment 13 of 23, added on April 20th, 2005 at 7:52 PM.
I chose Dorothy Parker as my subject for the poet study I am doing for
English because Resume was an interesting poem to me. Parker is very
straightforward and cynical about life and living.
Janna from United States
Comment 12 of 23, added on April 13th, 2005 at 3:35 PM.
I was introduced to this poem by the character Lisa in the movie Girl,
Interrupted. She recites it in one scene while playing cards. The poem is
so truthful. I have attempted suicide several times and come very close to
death twice. Most people don't understand just how difficult a thing to do
suicide is. Plus, as Parker writes, it's no fun
Will Hemphill from United States
Comment 11 of 23, added on February 17th, 2005 at 6:05 PM.
I was in English class, looking for a poem/poet to do a presentation on. I
decided on Dorothy Parker because I skimmed through her book, and I knew
she must have been brilliant. How could somone so depressed make words turn
into magic like she does. I really feel like a better person, just knowing
this poem exists. I Agree with most of you. Too bad I wasn't allowed to
chose the poem for my presentation..It was too short. But I promise, I will
mention it.
Kayla from United States
Comment 10 of 23, added on February 13th, 2005 at 10:15 PM.
A poem means different things to different people.
"resume" has always been a fave, that suicide is an option is a strange
comfort, but one nevertheless. I always thought that Frost's "Stopping By
Woods on A Snowy Evening" was a contemplation of suicide.
SwanSongstress from United States
Comment 9 of 23, added on February 7th, 2005 at 12:42 AM.
This poem is so intriguing...mainly because it's meter. The poem starts is
trochaic and makes it sharp, each beginning word jumping at you strong.
But the last line in iamb symbolizes this dark humor...like all of the
sudden she became optimistic. It's brilliant.
Susan from United States
Comment 8 of 23, added on January 26th, 2005 at 11:36 AM.
My friend Kate told me about this poem and I think that it can be looked at
in a lot of ways, but honestly, the poem is so true...it's the reason why
some of my friends and myself are alive today....Parker has done a great
job on this poem and she is one of my favortie poets along with Emily
Dickinson and Edgar Allen Poe
Lauren from United States
Comment 7 of 23, added on January 7th, 2005 at 6:29 PM.
I did my senior thesis on this poem. It would be nice to think of it as an
'around the bush' method of being cheery, but all she was saying was that
all the trouble dying posed in itself was enough to convince her that it
was equally hard as living and not worth the additional effort. And gosh,
isn't it the truth: that dying is sometimes too hard to accomplish no
matter how miserable living is.
Jessica from United States
Comment 6 of 23, added on January 1st, 2005 at 9:23 PM.
Resume,like Too Blue by Langston Hughes, has a convoluted quality the
reader can appreciate. The poem has the power to transform depression into
humor. I had committed Resume to memory years ago and then it was lost in
the cobwebs of my mind. The other day I saw part of a movie, Mrs. Parker,
and went in search of the poem I knew I enjoyed, yet couldn't recall.
Seeing Resume listed I remembered it immediately.
Rich Ferguson from United States
Comment 5 of 23, added on December 31st, 2004 at 12:54 AM.
TO Kat: I believe Dylan Thomas's "Do not go gentle into that good night" is
the poem Leslie was referring to. Both Resume and ...Good Night remind us
that life is the better alternative. Resume has been my favorite poem
since I memorized it in grade school.
Tish from United States
Comment 4 of 23, added on December 13th, 2004 at 10:53 AM.
I love the poem. Recieved it on a card one year for my birthday. Very
influential to me.
Who is the Dylan you speak of, leslie? I'm very interested.
kat from United States
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I chose Dorothy Parker as my subject for the poet study I am doing for
English because Resume was an interesting poem to me. Parker is very
straightforward and cynical about life and living.
Janna from United States