Impertinent PoemsFront matterReading editionChapter navigation55 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterEdmund Vance CookeA PRE-IMPERTINENCE.INDEX.DEAD MEN'S DUST.IN NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NOW.DON'T YOU?YOU TOO.THE ETERNAL EVERYDAY.DON'T TAKE YOUR TROUBLES TO BED.FAILURE.GOOD.LET'S BE GLAD WE'RE LIVING.SUCCESS.THE GRILL.THE VISION.BLOOD IS RED.DIAGNOSIS.SPREAD OUT.THE DILETTANT.THE CONSERVATIVE.HUSH.THE ISLAND.HUMBLER HEROES.CONSCIENCE PIANISSIMO.THE WORLD RUNS ON.PASS.PUBLICITY.MOVE!GET NEXT.ARE YOU YOU?THE PRICE.THE BUBBLE-FLIES.QUALIFIED.WHAT ARE YOU DOING?THE FIRST PERSON SINGULAR.THE CHOICE.THE SAVING CLAUSE.BETWEEN TWO THIEVES.THE SPECTATOR.THE SQUEALER.DISTANCE AND DISENCHANTMENT.FAMILY RESEMBLANCE.NEED.BETTER.FORGET WHAT THE OTHER MAN HATH.THE WHET.WHAT SORT ARE YOU?THE CRITICS.PLUG.FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTENT.A SONG OF REST.DESIRE.THERE IS, OH, SO MUCH.HOW DID YOU DIE?Beginning of this editionNext chapter →Edmund Vance CookeAll chapters and sections (55)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsEdmund Vance CookeA PRE-IMPERTINENCE.INDEX.DEAD MEN'S DUST.IN NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NOW.DON'T YOU?YOU TOO.THE ETERNAL EVERYDAY.DON'T TAKE YOUR TROUBLES TO BED.FAILURE.GOOD.LET'S BE GLAD WE'RE LIVING.SUCCESS.THE GRILL.THE VISION.BLOOD IS RED.DIAGNOSIS.SPREAD OUT.THE DILETTANT.THE CONSERVATIVE.HUSH.THE ISLAND.HUMBLER HEROES.CONSCIENCE PIANISSIMO.THE WORLD RUNS ON.PASS.PUBLICITY.MOVE!GET NEXT.ARE YOU YOU?THE PRICE.THE BUBBLE-FLIES.QUALIFIED.WHAT ARE YOU DOING?THE FIRST PERSON SINGULAR.THE CHOICE.THE SAVING CLAUSE.BETWEEN TWO THIEVES.THE SPECTATOR.THE SQUEALER.DISTANCE AND DISENCHANTMENT.FAMILY RESEMBLANCE.NEED.BETTER.FORGET WHAT THE OTHER MAN HATH.THE WHET.WHAT SORT ARE YOU?THE CRITICS.PLUG.FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTENT.A SONG OF REST.DESIRE.THERE IS, OH, SO MUCH.HOW DID YOU DIE?Page 57.◇Page 57.Impertinent PoemsByEdmund Vance Cooke →