The history of the limerick is something of a mystery wrapped in a wisecrack. Trying to determine who wrote the first limerick is a little like […]
The Russians have a somewhat well-known proverb which says that “the morning is wiser than the evening.” You might wonder what that means, or you might […]
As a writer of esoteric limericks, I don’t have the same number of fans as a superstar like Taylor Swift or JP Sears. But I know […]
I only got into limericks about 15 or 20 years ago. I suppose it’s a long time to spend writing limericks. But at the same time, […]
If you ever see me sitting alone on a park bench, next to a trail, or in the bath tub, scribbling something on a scrap of […]
The limerick is a relatively simple form of poetry. It has five lines in which the first, second and fifth lines rhyme together; and the third […]
Samuel Johnson first coined the phrase Metaphysical Poetry in around 1780 to describe a very specific group of English poets of the 17th century, chiefly Abraham […]
Oftentimes, when people read my limericks, they’ll ask me something like, “How long have you been writing Haiku?” Of course, I’m delighted that they have taken […]
Kermit the Frog has famously warned us that it’s not easy being green. I’d like to take the perceptive amphibian’s augury one step further and say […]
As evolutionary biology, neuroscience and astrophysics march onward with ever better explanations for the origins of life, consciousness and the universe, we can gratefully cast aside […]
One of the most ubiquitous symbols of Eastern mythology, the Om reveals itself today in tapestries, jewelry, tattoos and all manner of yoga accessories. Most people […]
Nobody knows who wrote the first limerick, or why it’s named after a town in Ireland. And most people couldn’t give the technical definition of a […]