Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Jarrell wrote children's books. Yes, really. Maurice Sendak (author of Where the Wild Things Are ) did the illustrations. (Source.)
Jarrell was best known as a literary critic. He was infamous for giving savagely critical reviews to those poets whose work he didn't like. Harsh! (Source.)
Jarrell's poem inspired a play. Yup, just those 5 little lines. Check out this review. (Source.)
As bad as it sounds, the ball turrent gunner was actually the safest job to have on a World War II bomber. (Source.)