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Poem
January 27, 1928
The Organized Farmer
Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
Humorous poem describing the chaotic, dusty, and busy environment of a newspaper editor's room, where editors manage news of politics, weddings, deaths, fires, and divorces amid clicking typewriters and global wires.
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THE EDITOR'S ROOM
Oh! a curious place is an editor's den,
That sanctum sanctorum that's ruled by the pen.
The odors are musty,
The furnishings dusty.
But it's cozy and bright to the newspaper men.
Though files are untidy and cobwebs are thick,
The wires of the world are all buzzing "be quick!"
"We want more excitement,
Some wreck or indictment,
So the editors work while the typewriters click.
At the politics, weddings and deaths in a heap,
With fires and divorces,
When you enter the room and just take a peep
The question, of course, is
How ever they sort it and sell it so cheap.
But shuttles fly fast in the newspaper loom,
Be the woof and the warp news of panic or boom,
And yet you will wonder
Whenever in thunder
It's housecleaning day in the editor's room.
Sophie E. Redford in the South Dakota Rural Press and
Print Shop.
Oh! a curious place is an editor's den,
That sanctum sanctorum that's ruled by the pen.
The odors are musty,
The furnishings dusty.
But it's cozy and bright to the newspaper men.
Though files are untidy and cobwebs are thick,
The wires of the world are all buzzing "be quick!"
"We want more excitement,
Some wreck or indictment,
So the editors work while the typewriters click.
At the politics, weddings and deaths in a heap,
With fires and divorces,
When you enter the room and just take a peep
The question, of course, is
How ever they sort it and sell it so cheap.
But shuttles fly fast in the newspaper loom,
Be the woof and the warp news of panic or boom,
And yet you will wonder
Whenever in thunder
It's housecleaning day in the editor's room.
Sophie E. Redford in the South Dakota Rural Press and
Print Shop.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Editors Den
Newspaper Room
Journalism Chaos
Satirical Verse
Typewriters Click
What entities or persons were involved?
Sophie E. Redford
Poem Details
Title
The Editor's Room
Author
Sophie E. Redford
Subject
Description Of An Editor's Room
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
Oh! A Curious Place Is An Editor's Den,
That Sanctum Sanctorum That's Ruled By The Pen.
The Odors Are Musty,
The Furnishings Dusty.