Selected Poetry of Ogden Nash (Hardcover)

~ Ogden Nash (Author), Archibald MacLeish (Introduction)

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Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 682 pages
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal (January 9, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884822304
• ISBN-13: 978-1884822308
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #274,311 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 (REAL NAME)

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.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of his work..., April 3, 1999

By A Customer

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.

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

By A Customer

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.)