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Mirth Control

by Paul Lester

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A small collection of poems. The title poem makes mirth out of the possibility that there may come about efforts to eradicate it (ie mirth). Other poems featuring here, also mostly in a darkly comic mode, are 'Who Would Disagree?', 'Dead Letter Day', 'Piles', 'Your Bung', 'McTeague's Shocking Tale' and 'John, the Forecourt Walker'.

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Book data: Open Library