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Edward Lear, the British poet and painter known for his absurd wit, was born on May 12, , in Highgate, England, a suburb of London, and began his career as an artist at age fifteen. Lear quickly gained recognition for his work and, in , was hired by the London Zoological Society to execute illustrations of birds. In the same year, the Earl of Derby invited him to reside at his estate; Lear ended up staying until Around , Lear decided to devote himself exclusively to landscape painting, although he continued to compose light verse.

Between and , Lear traveled extensively throughout Europe and Asia. Robert John Bush, Renowned Victorian author Lewis Carroll is known for his comic fantasies and humorous, childlike verse.

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He enrolled in Eton College in and started writing poetry. Search Submit. Poets Search more than 3, biographies of contemporary and classic poets. Page submenu block find poems find poets poem-a-day literary seminars materials for teachers poetry near you. Edward Lear —. Read poems by this poet. Portrait by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Photo credit: Oscar Rejlander.