Writer and academic Sara Lodge considers Edward Lear as a tragicomic writer, whose poems reflect the key romantic themes of the time, but seek out the ridiculous amid the sublime. Show more

Writer and academic Matthew Bevis considers the role of poet Edward Lear in the historical emergence and development of nonsense. Show more

Poet and professor of modern literature Robert Crawford examines poet Edward Lear's literary legacy, especially in the work of TS Eliot. Show more

Art historian Professor Caroline Arscott considers Edward Lear's work as an artist. Before he became famous for poetry, Lear was an illustrator and landscape painter. Show more

Artist and caricaturist Ralph Steadman discusses Edward Lear's poetry. He considers Lear a highly skilled artist who 'absorbs what he sees in front of him'. Show more