"The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces" by Joyce Kilmer is a collection of essays written to express Kilmer's deepest thoughts and comments on the world. The book contains the essays: The Circus, The Abolition of Poets, Noon-hour Adventuring, Signs and Symbols, The Great Nickel Adventure, The Urban Chanticleer, Absinthe at the Cheshire Cheese, Japanese Lacquer, Sappho Rediviva, and many others.