TWA Poet: Edward Lear

1812 - 1888

Today is the birthday of the poet and artist Edward Lear who wrote lots of limericks and nonsense verse, including “The Owl and the Pussycat.” He was born in London in 1812. He was the 20th of 21 children, about half of whom died in infancy. Lear himself survived to the age of 75, but he suffered epileptic seizures and was prone to fits of deep depressi…