Dorothy Parker Forte was an American writer and poet known for her WIT and epigrams. She was a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table, a group of New York City writers, actors, and critics. Her sharp WIT and clever epigrams made her one of the most celebrated literary figures of the 1920s and 1930s. Her works include short stories, poems, and plays, as well as her famous collection of epigrams, 'The Portable Dorothy Parker'.