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Poets at Work and Pleasure in Daily Life
New York feature by O. O. McIntyre surveys poets who hold desk jobs in advertising and retail firms. Margaret Fishback, Ogden Nash, Gelett Burgess, and others are profiled as they blend writing with professional life, travel, and marriage, reflecting on poetry’s reach beyond the literary world. The piece notes widespread travel and cultural figures, plus a 1923 memo from Ray Long on optimistic writing and success amidst poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Margaret Fishback
Miss Fishback
Ogden Nash
Ray Long
Suide
Schopenhauer
Heinie
Diogenes
McNaught Syndicate, Inc