tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462527143140947731.post6846053751433720818..comments2023-11-03T14:40:48.752-07:00Comments on Blogden Nash: Mr. Ballantine's Valentine by Ogden NashJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438508489768945951noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462527143140947731.post-72883971758531278302021-02-14T10:36:05.563-08:002021-02-14T10:36:05.563-08:00Happy Valentine's Day! In case you are still c...Happy Valentine's Day! In case you are still curious, here is how the poem is formatted as it is reprinted in one collection, with no stanzas but every single line separated by a section break and fleuron.<br /><br />Is it known whether Nash explicitly considered these narrative forms to be "poems"? I've never seen them labelled as anything else.Daniel Galefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831219690264529160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462527143140947731.post-41113818243488989542020-02-15T20:10:02.782-08:002020-02-15T20:10:02.782-08:00I just did a search for this poem and this is the ...I just did a search for this poem and this is the only hit that I found. I am a lifetime fan of Ogden Nash but was unaware of this blog. Thanks for setting it up and keeping it! I learned Ogden Nash in the days when one learned things from books. I have a number of his poems committed to memory (not on purpose). I hope to emulate the best of Mr. Nash's unexpected and generous poems. <br /><br />I found "The Strange Case of Mr. Ballantine's Valentine" in a thin paperback book of his poems that I bought about 1977 or so. Friendly suggestion: I caught one error in here -- the line that reads [any many who would rhyme "onward" with "six hundred"] should be "any man." <br /><br />If I recall correctly, and I'm not sure that I do, the original poem had some stanza breaks, which helped read through the long lines and made them even more humorous by contrast. <br /><br />Thanks again!Don Quickoatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14152924238999242904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462527143140947731.post-58820911679521709382010-03-23T09:25:20.420-07:002010-03-23T09:25:20.420-07:00Hi Kim, Thank you for your support and kind praise...Hi Kim, Thank you for your support and kind praise. Your recognition of Ogden Nash's positive influence is aligned with how Nash wanted his work to impact others. Ever the teacher, even when Nash wrote gripes and satire, he still was very much focused on creating positive change. <br /><br />Best,<br /><br />JohnJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438508489768945951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462527143140947731.post-46315574425061198412010-03-22T11:19:59.661-07:002010-03-22T11:19:59.661-07:00Hello. My name is Kimberly Stickrath, and I have ...Hello. My name is Kimberly Stickrath, and I have been following your site for some time. I wanted you to know that I have nominated your site for <b> The Sunshine Award </b>, which is a blogger-created award, given to those whose "Positivity and Creativity Inspire Others."<br /><br />For more information about this award, you may go to my blog, <i>The Knack of Flying</i> at http://knackoflying.blogspot.com<br /><br />Thank you for your kindness in sharing your site with me.<br />Sincerely, Kim StickrathK.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04173383193490894482noreply@blogger.com