That’s true of this limerick, where the picture that goes with it shows the Old Man and the Raven dancing like Laurel and Hardy in Way Out West. A Victorian critic detected in these highly ...

Through the poetry and imagination of Edward Lear, Quintessence Theatre will take audiences of all ages on a worldwide voyage with The Owl and The Pussycat and Other Nonsense. Learn how to ...

Many people despise the limerick, an equally strict art form, but it survives because it is easily remembered. Until recently, limericks were mostly unprintable and constituted one of the few ...

EDWARD LEAR—Angus Davidson— Dutton ($3.75) To limerick lovers the name Edward Lear has long (and incorrectly) meant the inventor of the limerick. To painters it has meant a third-rate ...

A more family-friendly common limerick is Hickory, dickory, dock. Sun Bingo limericks Sun Bingo has been inspired by Edward Lear, and we’ve written a few of our own limericks!

7 hilarious limericks you need to knowSince so many readers are in a holiday mood in August, I thought I might offer some light entertainment by writing about limericks this week. A limerick is a ...

Poem of the Day: ‘The Pobble Who Has No Toes’ Edward Lear must surely count as one of the most interesting and peculiar figures to live in the Victorian age — and that’s saying something, for the ...

National Limerick Day is celebrated on May 12 every year. It is the birthday of Edward Lear who was known for his works of nonsensical prose and poetry.

134 years ago (1888) Edward Lear died. Although a highly accomplished artist, he is best known today for his nonsense verse which helped define the genre.