Archive for the ‘Poetry Contest’ Category
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
It’s Limerick-Off time, once again. And that means I write a limerick, and you write your own, using the same first line. Then you post your limerick here and, if you’re a Facebook user, on Facebook too.
The best submission will be crowned Limerick Of The Week. (Here’s last week’s Limerick Of The Week Winner plus the Honorable Mentions.)
How will your poems be judged? By meter, rhyme, and cleverness. (If you’re feeling a bit fuzzy about limerick writing rules, you can find some helpful resources listed here.)
I’ll announce the Limerick of the Week Winner right before I post next week’s Limerick-Off. So that gives you a full week to submit your clever, polished verse.
I hope you’ll join me in writing a limerick with this first line:
A fellow was way off his game…*
or
A woman was way off her game…*
*(Minor variations to my first lines are acceptable, but rhyme words may not be altered.)
Here’s my limerick:
Off One’s Game (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
A fellow was way off his game
And was looking for someone to blame.
He concluded that God
Had given the nod
To his nemesis — talk about lame!
Please feel free to write your own limerick using the same first line and post it in my comments. And if you’re on Facebook, I hope you’ll join my friends in that same activity on my Facebook Limerick-Off post.
To receive an email alert whenever I post a new Limerick-Off, please email Madkane@MadKane.com Subject: MadKane’s Newsletter. Thanks!
Tags: Competition Limerick, Game Humor, Limerick Contest, Poetry & Prompts, Religion Humor, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Contests, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest, Religion Verse, Sports Humor | 39 Comments »
Sunday, January 29th, 2012
Tags: Ballroom Dance, Dancing Humor, Limerick Contest, Poetry & Prompts, Rumba, Writing Prompts
Posted in Contests, Dance Humor, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest | 62 Comments »
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
Tags: Dating Humor, Employment Humor, Food Verse, Limerick Contest, Poetry & Prompts, Workplace Poetry, Writing Prompts
Posted in Contests, Dating Humor, Food & Drink Humor, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest | 54 Comments »
Sunday, January 15th, 2012
Tags: Dishonesty, Education & School Humor, Limerick Contest, Patent Humor, Poetry & Prompts, Science Humor, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Contests, Education & School Humor, Honesty Humor, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest, Science Humor | 52 Comments »
Sunday, January 8th, 2012
Tags: Bills Humor, Dentists, Drill Baby Drill, Legislation Limerick, Limerick Contest, Money & Finance Humor, Poetry & Prompts, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Contests, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest | 48 Comments »
Sunday, January 1st, 2012
Tags: Affair Limerick, Health Limericks, Holiday Humor, Limerick Contest, New Year's Humor, New Year's Resolutions Verse, Poetry & Prompts, Writing Competitions, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Contests, Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse, Holiday Humor, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest | 79 Comments »
Sunday, December 25th, 2011
Tags: Enemies Humor, Limerick Contest, Poetry & Prompts, Threats Limerick, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Contests, Crime & Punishment Humor, Legal & Lawyer Humor, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest | 62 Comments »
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
Tags: Flacks Limerick, Hacks Humor, Limerick Contest, Poetry & Prompts, Writing Prompts
Posted in Contests, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest | 56 Comments »
Sunday, December 11th, 2011
Tags: Climbing Humor, Limerick Contest, Outdoors Humor, Poetry & Prompts, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Contests, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest | 71 Comments »
Sunday, November 27th, 2011
Tags: Age Of Consent, Birthday Limerick, Money & Finance Humor, Money Verse, Parenting Humor, Poetry & Prompts, Sweet Sixteen Party, Writing Prompts
Posted in Bawdy Limericks, Birthday Verse, Celebrations Poetry, Children Humor, Contests, Family & Relatives Humor, Family Verse, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Money & Finance Humor, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest, Relationship Humor | 76 Comments »
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
Tags: Children Limerick, Food Humor, Food Verse, Mice Humor, Parenting Humor, Pets Verse, Poetry & Prompts, Thanksgiving, Writing Prompts
Posted in Animal & Pet Humor, Children Humor, Contests, Food & Drink Humor, Holiday Humor, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest, Relationship Humor | 73 Comments »
Monday, November 14th, 2011
Tags: Bores, Clichés Humor, Communication Humor, Poetry & Prompts, Talkative, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Communication Humor, Contests, Language Humor, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest | 75 Comments »
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
Tags: Crime, Law Limerick, Legal & Lawyer Humor, Marital Relationships, Marriage Humor, Murder Limerick, Poetry & Prompts, Relationship Poetry, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Contests, Crime & Punishment Humor, Legal & Lawyer Humor, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Marriage Humor, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest, Relationship Humor | 68 Comments »
Sunday, October 30th, 2011
Tags: Health & Medical Humor, Loose Tongue, Marital Relationships, Marriage Humor, Nip & Tuck, Physical Appearance, Plastic Surgery, Poetry & Prompts, Relationships Poetry, Talkative, Writing Prompts
Posted in Battle of the Sexes, Contests, Family & Relatives Humor, Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Marriage Humor, Physical Appearance, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest, Relationship Humor | 55 Comments »
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Tags: April Holidays, Celebrations Poetry, Emily Dickinson, Envelope Project, National Poetry Month, New York City Verse, Poem In Your Pocket Day, Poetry Contest
Posted in Authors & Playwrights, Celebrations Poetry, Holiday Humor, New York Limericks & Haiku, Poetry Contest | 14 Comments »
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
Tags: Limerick Contest, Nudity, Patrick McGuire, Physical Appearance, Prudes, Sun Bathing Humor
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Limericks, Outdoors Humor, Physical Appearance, Poetry Contest | 6 Comments »
Thursday, November 11th, 2010
Tags: Accidents, Bars, Card Games, Darts, Drinking Limerick, Hearts, Poetry & Prompts, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Food & Drink Humor, Games Humor, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry Contest, Sports Humor | 20 Comments »
Monday, September 13th, 2010
Tags: Poetry Writing, Style Invitational, Washington Post Limerick Contest, Writing Limericks
Posted in Creativity Verse, Limerick Writing Contest, Limericks, Poems About Poems, Poetry Contest, Poetry Forms, Poetry Rules, Writing & Publishing Humor | 4 Comments »
