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Limerick Critics

Limerick Critics and Scathing Feedback

Since I launched the King of Limericks website and began sharing my poetic opus with the world at large, I’ve had the pleasure of connecting with […]
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Limerick of Enlightenment and Initiation

9 New Limericks on June Nineteenth

It’s a been a busy year so far. Bouncing back from the stretch of pandemic, my kids are advancing in both attitude and aptitude. Meanwhile, I’ve […]
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Limerick writing tips and tricks

Limerick writing tips and tricks

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 […]
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Edward Lear and the origin of limericks

Edward Lear and the mysterious origins of Limericks

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, […]
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More than five line limerick

Does a limerick have to have five lines?

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 […]
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Serious Limericks

Serious Limericks: There once was an unsmiling rhymer

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 […]
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