Day 30 in  #BookSpine365 . Visit a title a day from my bookshelf. Let me be the first to confirm if you don't already know this: SparkNotes can save your college life. So when I took Philosophy 101 and my head started spinning a bit, this book got me through. As I got more into my course, I actually read this copy for fun--- learning about different themes, ideas, and arguments each philosopher had. Each chapter holds a different philosopher, such as Descartes, Aquinas, or Nietzsche and there are a total of 19 chapters with index. Softcover, titled spine, table of contents, 352 pages, ©2005 Spark Educational Publishing.  -brrivera

The epigram poem is a specific type of poem found in hundreds of years ago, but flourished in the 16th and 17th century with popular English poets such as Donne and Jonson, although found in philosophy as well. The epigram is a short verse written with the quick with of satire, focusing on a specific person, thing, or event. This poem is extremely brief, written in about 2-5 lines and contain only one stanza. Derived from the Greek ἐπίγραμμα this "inscription" can be found with any writer, not just poets. Example: Candy is dandy, But liquor is quicker ~Ogden Nash Tagged: #30in30 #PoetsWorkshop #Poetry Poetry Prompt: Write an epigram based on the not so obvious humorous subjects. Where there's tragedy, there's also comedy. Find the satire and wit, and connect then with an epigram of end rhyme, 2-4 lines. .