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About the Poet
Frederic Ogden Nash (1902-1971) was an
American poet who was famous for his light verse.
He was known as the producer of humorous
poetry. Nash was best known for surprising, pun-
like rhymes, sometimes with words deliberately
misspelled for comic effect, with his
unconventional rhyming schemes, he was declared
the country's best-known producer of humorous
poetry. He received Sarah Josepha Hale Award in
1964.
