Galerie Flechtheim [Mitarb.]: Der Querschnitt (4.1924)

THE LADY POETS WITH FOOT NOTES
By ERNEST HEMING WA Y
One lady poet was a nymphomaniac and wrote for Vanity Fair. f)
One lady poet's husband was killed in the war. 2)
One lady poet wanted her lover, but was afraid of having a baby.
When she finally got married, she found she couldn't have a baby.3)
One lady poet slept with Bill Reedy got fatter and fatter and made
half a million dollars writing bum plays. 4)
One lady poet never had enough to eat. 5)
One lady poet was big and fat and no fool. 6)

') College nymphomaniac. Favourite ilyric poet of leading editorial
writer N. Y. Tribune.

2) It sold her stuff.

3) Favourite of State University male virgins. Wonderful on unre-
quited love.

4) Stomach's gone bad from liquor. Expects do something really
good soon.

5) It showed in her work.

6) She smoked cigars all right, but her stuff was no good.

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