How Pleasant To Know Mr. Lear Comments
How pleasant to know Mr. Lear,
Who has written such volumes of stuff.
Some think him ill-tempered and queer,
But a few find him pleasant enough.
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'Lear's nonsense books were quite popular during his lifetime, but a rumour circulated that 'Edward Lear' was merely a pseudonym, and the books' true author was the man to whom Lear had dedicated the works, his patron the Earl of Derby.'...
Edward Lear was quite a character. I think each one of us should now write a self-promoting poem like this one. I will do it and have mine posted within the hour. It will probably be a limerick. Lear was famous for his limericks.
I see that you have indeed posted your poem, and Cowboy Ron Williams has followed suit. I'm not sure I can come up with one today, but am curious to see how many others will do it!
Okay, I have written one after all and will be posting it in a few minutes!
It's poetic wandering towards the far long field of self introduction; I think it's wisdom thru a humorous sense; nice to read all
He sits in a beautiful parlour, With hundreds of books on the wall; He drinks a great deal of marsala, But never gets tipsy at all. IT'S BEAUTIFUL POEM WANNA IN MY FAV LIST GREAT 10++++
I love autobios and this one is a hoot. I believe I do know Mr. Lear, in spirit, at least.
Beautiful depiction well brought forth in good rhyme scheme. A lovely poem indeed.
I can see the humor here, I can see a character being sketched here, and I can see that these things have been done well but to my shame I could not get involved in this poem's world. Perhaps another day I would, but not today
My dear Susan, come on! You're missing out on all the fun! I would have loved to be able to say myself 'how pleasant to know Mr. Lear'. Now, go on, give it another try and please read 'The Owl and the Pussycat', if you haven't already, and tell me you don't like it.
My dear Rod, because you asked so sweetly and politely, I will go read the Owl and the Pussycat and tell you how it goes for me and I will do so politely and sweetly ;)
I would indeed like to have known him. His poems were almost always humorous and he was a master of the limerick.
..........very nicely penned, and easy to imagine Mr. Lear loves books ★
Marvelous portrayal of the persona of Mr. Lear, with minutest details, presenting him as a lovable entity. the poem is captivating too. Thanks for sharing.
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7/18/2025 5:03:42 PM # 1.0.0
I 'have no time' to comment on the poem, as i've spent too much (ha!) time reading about Mr. Lear and fooling around with a poem Belle Wassermeister has written, a limerick, in 2023, 'honoring' (in a way) Lear's poetry. Her poem is