What is a limerick? These silly poems make a really fun writing exercise. Limericks are a fun and timeless way to tell short, silly stories. They can be about anything, as long as they follow their ...

And learned a few things they’d not known, see? Full disclosure: We wrote that one. And it’s true that the word poetry doesn’t necessarily bring fun and laughter to mind. The exception to the rule?

The Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form (or OEDILF) has published more than 97,000 definitions written in the singsong poetry of a five-line limerick. Here are some examples selected from ...

Have you ever written a limerick? If you haven’t, you should try it out. I would argue that of all of the poem types, limericks are the most fun to write. And to read. What is a limerick – you may be ...

When The Advocate decided to host a limerick competition in memory of longtime columnist Smiley Anders — who died in May after more than 50 years of writing for the paper — we knew readers would be ...

Carl reads three news-related limericks: Make Yourself Facebookproof, Bookish Barbies, and Bass is the New Black. Coming up, it's Lightning Fill in the Blank. But first, it's the game where you have ...

Shorter forms of poetry like limericks and haiku are not only fun to write, but they also have a long history. When poets don’t have many words, they have to think carefully about their choice of ...

Update 30/4/09: Juliet Stevenson read out her favourite limericks from those submitted here last night. This contest is now closed. Click here to submit your limerick - add it to the comment ...