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Biography
Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 - May 19, 1971) was an American poet best known for writing pithy, funny, light verse.
Nash was born in Rye, New York. His father owned and operated an import-export company, and because of business obligations Nash's family relocated often.
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 a copywriter at a Doubleday publishing house, where he first began to write poetry.
In 1931 he published his first collection of poems, Hard Lines, earning him national recognition. Some of his poems reflected an anti-establishment feeling. For example, one verse, entitled Common Sense, asks:
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