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National Poetry Month Contest: Limerick
Celebrate National Poetry Month with us by entering our limerick poetry contest for a chance to win a prize! A limerick is a (usually humorous) five line poem with a bouncy and fun rhythm.
- Adults and teens ages 13 and up can submit entries in person on the 3rd floor or via email to ref@morleylibrary.org.
- Please note "Limerick Poetry Contest" in the subject line.
- Only one entry per participant please.
- Be sure to include your name, age group, and contact information.
- Scroll down for tips on writing a limerick
Early submissions begin: March 25, 2024.
Contest runs from April 1 – April 15, 2024
Entries will be displayed on the 3rd floor.
Voting will take place from April 17- May 1.
Winners will be announced and contacted by May 7.
We can't wait to see and share your creations!
How to write a limerick:
- Write five lines
- The rhyme scheme is aabba. (Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme with each other. Lines 3 and 4 rhyme with each other..)
- The rhythm is anapestic (two unstressed followed by one stressed syllable)
- Lines 1,2 and 5 will have three stressed syllables (da dum da da dum da da dum)
- Lines 3 and 4 will have two stressed syllables (da dum da da dum)
- Limericks are funny! Have fun!
Check out the following link to help you with your writing: https://www.imagineforest.com/blog/how-to-write-a-limerick/
Example:
There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, 'It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!'
-from The Book of Nonsense
by Edward Lear
- Date:
- Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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- Time:
- All Day Event
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Audience:
- Adults 18 years and older Teen grades 7-12
- Categories:
- Adult Program Teen