Espy, Willard R.
Dates
- Existence: 1910-12-11 - 1999-02-20
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Another Almanac of Words at Play / Espy, Willard R. ; Smith WJ ; Burroughs WS ; Dante ; Ginsberg A ; Fisher E ; Kostelanetz R ; Updike J ; Wincor R ; Smith Sv ; Harlam S ; Morgenstern C., 1980
The concrete poems that appeared in this anthology were composed by William Jay Smith, Richard Kostelanetz, Ed Fisher, Sam Harlan, Louis Phillips, and Richard Wincor. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Another Almanac of Words at Play / Espy, Willard R. ; Smith WJ ; Burroughs WS ; Dante ; Ginsberg A ; Fisher E ; Kostelanetz R ; Updike J ; Wincor R ; Smith Sv ; Harlam S ; Morgenstern C., 1980
The concrete poems that appeared in this anthology were composed by William Jay Smith, Richard Kostelanetz, Ed Fisher, Sam Harlan, Louis Phillips, and Richard Wincor. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Espygrams / Espy, Willard R.., 1982
Espy defines Amagrams as "...huddle of letters indifferent arrangements make different words. 'Endearments,' for instance, turns into tender names, and 'the detectives' into 'detect thieves.' An Espygram is a word game in which the player unscrambles the anagram to complete the missing words in limericks and verses. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
O Thou Improper, Thou Uncommon Noun / Espy, Willard R.., 1978
Subtitled "An Etymology of Words That Once Were Names," the author presents 1500 words that have their origins in the names of people and places. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.