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Nicholas Eberstadt (grandson) Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971) was an American poet well known for his light verse, of which he wrote more than 500 pieces. With his unconventional rhyming schemes, he was declared by The New York Times to be the country's best-known producer of humorous poetry.
The position was modeled on the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom. Begun in 1937, and formerly known as the Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, the present title was devised and authorized by an Act of Congress in 1985. Appointed by the Librarian of Congress, the poet laureate's office is administered by the Center for the Book.
Ogden Nash (1902–1971) John Neal (1793–1876) John Neihardt (1881–1973) Jill Neimark; Howard Nemerov (1920–1991) Arthur Nersesian (born 1958) Kenn Nesbitt (born 1962) F. A. Nettelbeck (1950–2011) Annie Neugebauer; Aimee Nezhukumatathil (born 1974) Rebecca S. Nichols (born 1819) Claire Nicolas White (1925–2020) Lorine Niedecker (1903 ...
A. Hans Christian Andersen. Verna Aardema (1911–2001) – Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears. Rafael Ábalos (born 1956) – Grimpow. Jacob Abbott (1803–1879) – Rollo series, Cousin Lucy's Conversations, Bruno. Tony Abbott (born 1952) – The Secrets of Droon, Danger Guys. Deborah Abela (born 1966) – Max Remy Superspy, Grimsdon.
Genre. Children's literature, literary nonsense and limericks. Notable works. The Book of Nonsense, "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat". Edward Lear (12 May 1812 [ 1][ 2] – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a ...
Nationality. American. Philo Vance is a fictional amateur detective originally featured in 12 crime novels by S. S. Van Dine in the 1920s and 1930s. During that time, Vance was immensely popular in books, films, and radio. He was portrayed as a stylish—even foppish— dandy, a New York bon vivant possessing a highly intellectual bent.
Hugh Ogden. Hugh Ogden (March 11, 1937 – December 31, 2006) was an American poet and educator. Ogden was a 1959 graduate of Haverford College. Ogden received his master’s degree from New York University and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He taught at Michigan and then for four decades at Trinity College in Hartford.
This is a list of pen names used by notable authors of written work. A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author.A pen name may be used to make the author' name more distinctive, to disguise the author's gender, to distance the author from their other works, to protect the author from retribution for their writings, to combine more than one author into a single author, or ...