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Selected Poetry of Ogden Nash (Hardcover)

by Ogden Nash (Author), Archibald MacLeish (Introduction)
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The ultimate collection of verses by America's best-loved humorous author, culled from collections put together by Nash himself. Features Nash's unique rhymes, puns, and observations about everything under the sun.

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  • Hardcover: 682 pages
  • Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal (January 9, 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1884822304
  • ISBN-13: 978-1884822308
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 2.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #374,624 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You'll Never Buy a More Delightful, Humorous Book, August 29, 2000
By Richard E. Hegner (Columbia, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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After an especially hideous day at work--11 hours of constant pressure--I stopped by a bookstore on the way to the Washington Metro (subway) last night and bought this book. Talk about "Comic Relief!" I pored over the book in the Metro for my entire 45-minute ride and found myself captivated by some of the greatest humor of all time. This is indeed a book that is laugh-out-loud funny. Nash's odes to the perils of everyday existence as well as his clever but succinct characterizations of everything from exotic animals to unusual people--and his occasionally tortured but still delightful rhymes--are certainly unique. No other poet or humorist even comes close. Those of you who are Nash fans will find many favorites in the volume, and some enjoyable obscure surprises, too. Some of Nash's references are a bit dated, especially those related to once-famous people--and the book would have benefited from some annotation to explain the references. But most of the humor is impressively timeless. The book also needs an index, which it completely lacks--neither titles nor first lines. But forget those minor deficiencies and buy the book!! You WON'T regret it. I plan to keep it handy for a welcome laugh when I need one, and look forward to dipping into it often in the future.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best of his work..., April 3, 1999
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Don't let the lack of an index dissuade you from buying this book. If you love the tongue twisting, funny work of this great humorist poet, this book is for you. You will read it cover to cover, then you will read it again, aloud.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars this was humerously wonderful--well worth any money spent, September 7, 1998
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the humer in this one was definately a collection of Nash's greatest. it's no fun reading them to yourself--throw an Ogden Nash party (besides laughing at Nash's great poems, you'll have a blast laughing at the people trying to say them up to tempo--without stumbling over words or cracking themselves up.)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Dangerous Little Ditties
If you like this book, and the sweetly subversive worlds of George Booth, Ogden Nash or Shel Silverstein, then you should pick up Nick Bantock's (of Gryphon & Sabine fame),... Read more
Published on November 25, 2004 by noname

5.0 out of 5 stars Terse Verse
Don't trash
Ogden Nash.
His words
ain't turds
His swirls
Are pearls.
Published on August 18, 2004 by Ashley Adams

2.0 out of 5 stars Lacks indices of titles or first lines.
This book seems to contain all of Ogden Nash's best verses. But good luck finding them: there is no index of titles or first lines. Read more
Published on January 16, 2004 by Christopher Weber

4.0 out of 5 stars Great work, poor copy editing
This is a completely enjoyable collection that keeps me smiling as I read. Unfortunately, it seems the proof reader relied on a computer's spell-checker program. Read more
Published on December 10, 2003 by Robert J. Scott

3.0 out of 5 stars More clever than brilliant, but clever is good.
Ogden Nash should probably be considered more of a humorist than a poet. After all, he makes up words and sometimes totally disregards any sense of meter. Read more
Published on February 15, 2001 by Tom Hinkle

3.0 out of 5 stars hopefully, very funny
I know I am naughty, I have not read the book yet. I would like to buy a copy but with the TOTAL price in american dollars plus freight,I would first like to know whether it... Read more
Published on July 18, 1999 by noah@sympac.com.au

5.0 out of 5 stars Enquiry only
This is not a review for which I apologise in advance but I really do need to know if Ogden Nash wrote the poem read in the movie Four Weddngs & a Funeral starts "Stop... Read more
Published on May 13, 1999 by dawneoos@dbn.lia.net

2.0 out of 5 stars This large poetry collection has no index.
This large book contains hundreds of Nash's brilliant poems, but somebody seems to have removed the index, making the book useless. I sent it back
Published on August 15, 1997 by eallen@sundance.usd.edu

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