Ogden Nash's short poems, such as "Panther," receive much criticism for being "childish," or "too simple." I find these criticisms to be both unfair and unnecessary. The great thing about, not just poetry, but literature in general, is that it can appeal to so many different people for so many different reasons in so many different ways. To say that Nash "tries to hard," to make a rhyme or be witty is not giving the man enough credit. Each poet sets out to create their own work, with their own message or style. Nash's style of writing short witty poems for a comedic purpose is no better or worse than Shakespeare's complex rhyming schemes and vocabulary, or Dickinson's deep involvement of symbols. It is to each his or her own and I think Nash should be acknowledged for doing something different.
Submmitted by Anthony Cirurso
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