Write a Limerick!
Poetry Contest
It's Limerick time again!
A jolly form that everyone seems to love. Limericks are originated in Ireland and are traditionally bawdy. However, bawdy is not a hard requirement here, it may be too much for some (smile). Try to make it fun though.
Limericks are usually written in anapaestic meter. That's a syllable emphasis beat of [da-da-DUM-da-da-DUM etc) - the 'das' being un-emphasised, and the 'DUMS' being emphasised syllables.
Write a single Limerick or Limerick suite in five lines with a syllable count which could be either of the 4 examples below:
9-9-6-6-9, 9-9-5-5-9, 8-8-6-6-8, 8-8-5-5-8
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 85.00 member dollars. There are only 1 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Tuesday, October 20, 2015.
Full Contest Listing
A jolly form that everyone seems to love. Limericks are originated in Ireland and are traditionally bawdy. However, bawdy is not a hard requirement here, it may be too much for some (smile). Try to make it fun though.
Limericks are usually written in anapaestic meter. That's a syllable emphasis beat of [da-da-DUM-da-da-DUM etc) - the 'das' being un-emphasised, and the 'DUMS' being emphasised syllables.
Write a single Limerick or Limerick suite in five lines with a syllable count which could be either of the 4 examples below:
9-9-6-6-9, 9-9-5-5-9, 8-8-6-6-8, 8-8-5-5-8
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 85.00 member dollars. There are only 1 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Tuesday, October 20, 2015.
