Daily Archives: May 12, 2012

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Celebrating the man behind The Owl and the Pussycat

Celebrating the man behind The Owl and the Pussycat

Today is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Edward Lear. Although a talented illustrator and painter, Lear is best known for his nonsense verse. His poetry demonstrates a defining love of eccentricity, verbal invention and poetic delight in the sound of words. His best known poem is The Owl […]