TWA poet: Ogden Nash

1902 - 1971

It’s the birthday of poet Ogden Nash, born in Rye, New York, in 1902. He sold his first verse to The New Yorker in 1930 and published his first collection, Hard Lines, in 1931. All told, he produced 20 volumes of humorous poetry, wrote several children’s books, and wrote the lyrics to two musicals: One Touch of Venus (1943) and Two’s Company (1952).

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