For things like this, I like to make it easier to read (even if it makes it a little longer), by expanding the code into a more readable form:

print table(
           Tr(
              td('First Name:'),
              td(textfield(-name=>"first_name",
                           -maxlength=>25,
                           -size=>12,
                 ),
              ),
              td('Last Name:'),
              td(textfield(-name=>"last_name",
                           -maxlength=>25,
                           -size=>12,
                 ),
              ),
           ),
           Tr(
              td({-colspan=>2},
                 'Address:',
              ),
              td({-colspan=>2},
                 textarea(-name=>"address",        
                          -rows=>10,
                          -columns=>50,
                 ),
              ),
           ),
        );
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Note, I also put commas where they aren't specifically needed - over time, I've found that if you do this, when you come to amend the table, you don't have to worry about where they should be - extras at ends of elements are ignored.

.02

cLive ;-)

update - thanks for typo correction from jeffa