The Style Invitational is renowned for all sorts of clever, irreverent humor and wordplay in its almost quarter-century of varied contests. Some are free-form, off the wall, while other contests state ...

What is a limerick? These silly poems make a really fun writing exercise. Limericks are a fun and timeless way to tell short, silly stories. They can be about anything, as long as they follow their ...

Limericks are often thought of as innocent, fun little poems that are easy to remember. But a true limerick, as Gershon Legman-the somewhat "king of limericks" stated, they should be real zingers, ...

We listen back to some of the best (some might say worst) rhyme puns from our limerick promos. Sponsor Message CARL KASELL: From NPR and WBEZ-Chicago, this is WAIT WAIT...DON'T TELL ME!, the NPR News ...

Good morning. I'm Noel King with news of a mission to rewrite the dictionary in limericks. The online database started as a joke, but it's gotten nearly 100,000 entries since 2004. Here's one for the ...

Lord knows why I put myself through this, but here goes: It's time once again for the annual Valley 101 Wonderfully Wonderful and Wondrous Hot Weather Limerick contest. Now I admit that in the past I ...

Bindy Bitterman, a Chicago-area woman in her 80s, recently emailed me to ask what I thought of limericks. I am a fan, as is Bitterman, who subsequently sent me a smattering of the limericks she writes ...

The following is the guide we publish in conjunction with our limerick contests; it’s several years old, with slightt tailoring for Week 1332. The Style Invitational is renowned for all sorts of ...

(WHTM) May 12 is National Limerick Day, when we celebrate the puckish poetry that always seems to sound amusing, no matter how serious the subject matter. So where did the limerick come from, when was ...

In honor of Smiley Anders, the newspaper is hosting a writing contest in the longtime columnist's favorite poetic form — the limerick. The deadline for submissions for the Smiley Anders Limerick ...