Ogden Nash

Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971) was an American poet best known for writing pithy, funny, light verse.

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Nash was born in Rye, New York. His father owned and operated an import-export company, and because of business obligations, the family relocated often.

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In 1920, Nash entered Harvard University, only to drop out a year later. He worked his way through a series of jobs, eventually landing a position as an editor at Doubleday publishing house, where he first began to write poetry.

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