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The two most celebrated nonsense writers in English are [[Edward Lear]] (1812-1888) and [[Lewis Carroll]] ([[Charles Lutwidge Dodgson]]) (1832-1898), although nonsense existed in English long before the nineteenth century.
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Some of the most talented writers in English who have contributed to the genre are: [[Mervyn Peake]], [[Spike Milligan]], [[Edward Gorey]], [[Flann O'Brien]], [[Alan Watts]], [[Dr. Seuss]], [[Carl Sandburg]], [[Laura E. Richards]], [[Jack Prelutsky]], [[Shel Silverstein]], [[John Lennon]], [[Michael Rosen]], Anushka Ravishankar, [[Mike Gordon]], Nicholas Daly, [[Margaret Mahy]], [[James Thurber]], and, most recently, Dr. and Mr. Doris Haggis-on-Whey ([[Dave Eggers]] and his brother Bill).
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