[Janice D. Soderling]

This is only the beginning, I am sure. It is going to get lots of inter-talk.

relies solely on brevity, rhyme, and cynical wit to tell an eloquent story not just in four parts, but in four words. In fact, Balmain’s poetry could be characterized as equal parts Dorothy Parker, Alexander Pope and Tom Lehrer.

But is totally Melissa Balmain--the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.