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Collected Poems

Poet and lyricist Fran Landesman occupies the ironic territory between Dorothy Parker and Edna St. Vincent Millay. Landesman’s work combines pathos and humor and glows with the tough wisdom gleaned from a lifetime of riding in fast convertibles and hanging out in smoky bars.

This ebook contains Landesman’s books Invade My Privacy, The Ballad of the Sad Young Men and Other Verse, and More Truth Than Poetry.

Fran Landesman

Fran Landesman (October 21, 1927–July 23, 2011) was an American lyricist and poet. She grew up in New York City and lived for years in Saint Louis, Missouri, where her husband, Jay Landesman, operated the Crystal Palace nightclub. One of her best-known songs is “Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most.”

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