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The stuffed owl
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There's a really good one from 19 29 it's it's from a book called The Stuffed owl which is a poetry anthology early 20th century poetry anthology.
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The Stuffed Owl by D. B. Wyndham Lewis and Charles Lee is a classic poetry anthology first published in 1929 that collects notoriously bad or unintentionally amusing verse from earlier centuries. On an episode of The Book Review titled The Invention of the Index, released on July 18, 2024, Dennis Duncan discussed various fascinating textual features during a conversation about indexes and books. Guest Dennis Duncan specifically cited the 1929 collection as a really good book, drawing attention to its unique contents and highlighting it as an early twentieth-century poetry anthology. Duncan used the volume to illustrate engaging examples of literary eccentricity and humor found within historical publishing. By bringing up the anthology, the podcast shed light on the lighter, more whimsical side of literary history and the ways in which compilers organize curious materials. The mention provided listeners with a glimpse into a specialized niche of humorous verse that continues to delight readers who appreciate the lighter follies of poetic ambition across past generations.
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Dennis Duncan there's a really good one from 19 29 it's it's from a book called The Stuffed owl which is a poetry antholo… 1
“there's a really good one from 19 29 it's it's from a book called The Stuffed owl which is a poetry anthology early 20th century poetry anthology”