News at Eleven: Given the astringent quality of so much

of [Dorothy] Parker's verse, it is not surprising to learn that her long life was not a happy one--indeed eponymously not much fun--replete with sad childhood, alcoholism, abortions, suicide attempts and betrayals by friends and lovers. Not everyone liked her and she may well have been her own worst enemy, but when Lillian Hellman is your best friend, who needs enemies? In any case, Parker seems to have been one of those writers capable of using her genuine angst and the painful experiences of her life as that grit so necessary to produce her poetic pearls.

from Washington Times: 'Not Much Fun: The Lost Poems of Dorothy Parker'

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