Limerick Competitions

Limerick Verse Competitions you can enter

A list of competitions where you write a limerick poem is provided here.

This ever popular type of verse composition attracts regular opportunities for you to exercise your poetic skills. St. Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day and just about any subject you can think of.

Sooner or later someone will have a contest to challenge your poetic competence, wit or sense of fun.

Weekly Oregon News

Not quite sure what this is all about but limerick lovers could try checking it out.

"by: nothstine

Sun Feb 28, 2010 at 20:39:11 PM PST

After more artistic suffering than it's fair to make you hear about, I've finished this week's Oregon News Limericks...

Starting this week, TJ's Monday morning appearance begins a half-hour earlier, and to mark the occasion we're modifying the conditions of competition a little bit: ...

Remember: No rhyming off the person sitting next to you. Ready? Begin! "

The weekly Oregon news limerick challenge "

Hallmark Cards UK

This Twitter based Valentine verse competition is now closed; you can vote for the winner or see the results here Hallmark Cards Tweet Poll Feb. 12th

Deseret News Limericks

The folks at Deseret News are having a limerick competition.

"What will come next? Let's look into the future and have some fun speculating - while we also have some fun rhyming.

The Next Decade is the theme of this year's annual limerick contest. Rules are the same as always: Send in as many limericks as you want (within reason), principles of good taste apply, have fun, make us think, make us laugh.

Limericks must be received by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3." 2010

Check them out here: Deseret News Limerick Competition

Charlotte Observer Limericks

This newspaper is running a Politics & Public Policy Limerick Contest.

Charlotte Observer Limerick Competition

"After you write a limerick, you submit it to us by e-mail or regular mail. Here are the details. You, too, can write limericks. But first, read this.

To write a good limerick, the first rule is to understand the specific rhyme scheme and the specific meter."

Even if you don't enter the limericks are good and politicians tend to be the same wherever you live.

700 Limericks & How To Write Them

ISBN 978-1-4452-6266-6 (Order online or from your local bookstore)

Limericks today -- song lyrics tomorrow

Learning the basics of poetry can lead you into song lyrics. Master the simple ideas in the limerick of structure, rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, assonance and consonance and you only need inspiration to produce a hit song.

Well, it is not quite that easy but it is a good starting point.

Example of a William Clark song: Itunes Amazon co.uk Napster, Rhapsody E-music

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