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A Hierarchy of Nonsense, By John Kropf

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

[I receive from John Kropf, and publish.] For a couple of semesters in college I worked at the on-campus student coffee house, The Bandersnatch, named after the creature in Lewis Carroll’s famous nonsensical poem, Jabberwocky. When you work inside a … Continue reading →

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On Bawdy Limericks and Edward Lear (again)

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

From the Vaughan Williams Foundation website: Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Ursula Wood Letter No.: VWL1485 From R. Vaughan Williams, The White Gates, Westcott Road, Dorking. [3 February 1940] My Dear I went and got a Lear1 at once – … Continue reading →

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Cylinder Nasties and Some T.S. Eliot Limericks

Posted on April 8, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

One of the “Limerick Company” I occasionally hear from, Bob Turvey, mentioned the following article from the 5 March 2023 Sunday Times “Culture” supplement, pp. 24-25: Here is the passage of interest from the book being reviewed: Another star, and arguably … Continue reading →

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Music from Edward Lear’s Works

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

I have started revising the page on Recording of Edward Lear Poems inserting links to the pieces available on Tidal and/or Spotify (of course they may be available on other services too). Here is a just-published CD which includes the … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear: Wandering Nonsense Man

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Join Poet in the City for a night of poetry and discussion as we celebrate and explore the poetry of Edward Lear, hearing from contemporary poets and writers inspired by the lasting legacy of his sparkling wit and absurd imagination. … Continue reading →

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“Nonsense!” – Words from Edward Lear, music by Mel Orriss

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Festive Flutes and Mel Orriss perform six of Lear’s limericks set to music.

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Southampton University’s Christmas Concert (with Lear-related Music & Lecture)

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Marco Graziosi

Southampton University Chamber Choir gives its Christmas Concert on Friday December 10th in Turner Sims at 8pm, conducted by Simon Pettite. Beautiful Christmas choral music by Josquin (who died 500 years ago) and Sweelinck, plus the first performance of David Owen … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear and the Barrel-Orgon

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Marco Graziosi

I found this among my photographs, and the quality is really very bad. I don’t remember where I got it or how to date it except that it was drawn in a period when Lear was staying at 15, Stratford … Continue reading →

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Late Summer Reading

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Marco Graziosi

Uglow, Jenny. “The Quangle Wangle’s Hat: Edward Lear in the Villa Emily, San Remo.” Lives of Houses. Eds. Kennedy, Kate and Hermione Lee. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2020. 95-108. Swaab, Peter. “Edward Lear’s Travels in Nonsense and Europe.” … Continue reading →

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On 12 December… Edward Lear Concert

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Marco Graziosi

Sara Lodge will be presenting the last concert of Edward Lear songs of the year on December 12 at at Combermere Abbey in Cheshire, at 7:00pm. The performers are Sara herself, baritone Edward Robinson and pianist Rachel Fright. The concert … Continue reading →

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