![]() ![]() “The panther is like a leopard,/ Except it hasn’t been peppered./ Should you behold a panther crouch,/ Prepare to say Ouch./ Better yet, if called by a panther,/ Don’t anther.” Image from. ![]() Nash’s poetry of animal pals has long been family favorites of ours. One, “September is Summer, Too or It’s Never Too Late to be Uncomfortable,” begins with the line “Well, well, well, so this is summer, isn’t that mirabile dictu,/ And these are the days when whatever you sit down on you stick to.” The Best of Ogden Nash also includes many of his more lengthy works. “When not writing poetry,” Wikipedia says, Nash “made guest appearances on comedy and radio shows and toured the United States and United Kingdom and gave lectures at colleges and universities.” He also wrote the lyrics for the Broadway musical One Touch of Venus, this show including the song “Speak Low.” He once wrote to a friend, “I could have loved New York had I not loved Balti-more.” In 1934, he moved to Baltimore, where he lived until his death in 1971. He subsequently spent three months in 1931 on its editorial staff. Writing streetcar ads, then working as an editor at Doubleday, Nash submitted short rhymes to The New Yorker. The city of Nashville, Tennessee, was named for Abner’s brother, Francis, a Revolutionary War general.”ĭropping out of Harvard in 1921 after one year, Nash said he “came to New York to make my fortune as a bond salesman and in two years sold one bond-to my godmother. Frederic Ogden Nash, 1902–1971, American poet known for his light verse and unconventional rhyming schemes.Īs noted in Wikipedia, “Nash was descended from Abner Nash, an early governor of North Carolina. She and her sister Isabel had also collected a similar anthology, I Wouldn’t Have Missed It, in 1973. Linell Nash Smith is one of the poet’s daughters, saying that her father “wrote for Everyman, incisively exposing both the beast and the best in us, evincing all the while an amused yet bemused acceptance of the foibles of the human race.” Clearly Linell knows her way around words too. The Best of Ogden Nash, edited by Linell Nash Smith, Ivan R. Which, in turn, encouraged me to reprise a collection of his works. He wrote the lyrics for the musicals One Touch of Venus (1943) and Two’s Company (1952), as well as several children’s books.RECENT RECITATION HERE OF “Feminine Rhymes” got me thinking about that master of light poetry, Ogden Nash. Making his home in Baltimore, he also did considerable lecturing on tours throughout the United States. With the publication of his first collection, Hard Lines (1931), he began a 40-year career during which he produced 20 volumes of verse with such titles as The Bad Parents’ Garden of Verse (1936), I’m a Stranger Here Myself (1938), and Everyone but Thee and Me (1962). He sold his first verse (1930) to The New Yorker, on whose editorial staff he was employed for a time. 19, 1902, Rye, N.Y., U.S.-died May 19, 1971, Baltimore, Md.), American writer of humorous poetry who won a large following for his audacious verse.Īfter a year at Harvard University (1920–21), Nash held a variety of jobs-advertising, teaching, editing, bond selling-before the success of his poetry enabled him to work full-time at it. Ogden Nash, in full Frederic Ogden Nash, (born Aug. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.From tech to household and wellness products. Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions. ![]() Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.
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