Rolling Stone has called singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Field
s the Cole Porter of his generation; O, The Oprah Magazine has hailed cartoonist
Roz Chast as the wryest pen since Dorothy Parker s. Together they have crafted
a wonderfully witty book that is sure to prove useful to Scrabble players and Wo
rds With Friends addicts and to delight anyone in thrall to the weirder corners
of the English language.
With the mordant wit and clever wordplay of Edward Gor
ey or Shel Silverstein, Stephin Merritt has written an original four-line rhymin
g poem for each of the 101 two-letter words included in The Official Scrabble Pl
ayers Dictionary. Here are poems about familiar words (such as at, go, hi, no, a
nd up) as well as obscure ones (such as aa, ka, oe, qi, xu). And every one of th
e 101 poems is accompanied by a full-color illustration by the incomparable cart
oonist Roz Chast.
101 Two-Letter Words is perfect for any language lover or Scr
abble player (it may even improve your score!)."
