![]() ![]() Published in Sport magazine in January 1949, the poem pays tribute to the baseball greats and to his own fandom, in alphabetical order. ![]() Nash was a baseball fan, and he wrote a poem titled Line-Up for Yesterday, an alphabetical poem listing baseball immortals. Custard the dragon had big sharp teeth, And spikes on top of him and scales underneath, Mouth like a fireplace, chimney for a nose, And realio, trulio, daggers on his toes. Nash's poetry was often a playful twist of an old saying or poem. Nash was best known for surprising, pun-like rhymes, sometimes with words deliberately misspelled for comic effect, as in his retort to Dorothy Parker's humorous dictum, Men seldom make passes/At girls who wear glasses. Among his most popular writings were a series of animal verses, many of which featured his off-kilter rhyming devices. The Tale of Custard the Dragon Ogden Nash, Amy Blackwell (Illustrator) 4. The best of his work was published in 14 volumes between 19. Nash wrote over 500 pieces of comic verse. At the time of his death in 1971, The New York Times said his droll verse with its unconventional rhymes made him the country's best-known producer of humorous poetry. ![]() Ogden Nash (Foreword), Anthony Burgess (Introduction) 4. John MacKenzie reads The Tale of Custard the Dragon, a children's poem by Ogden Nash. About Ogden Nash Ogden Nash was a famous american poet well known for his light verse. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. poetry, children's poetry, audio poetry, Ogden Nash, The Tale of Custard the Dragon, John MacKenzie. ![]()
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