A New Funny or Bawdy Limerick Set Poetry Contest

What to Submit?

One new funny or bawdy limerick set. Poems written before 5/5/24 will not be accepted.

1. One NEW limerick set of two. Make them funny or bawdy.

2. Please keep lines 1, 2 & 5 the same syllable counts and rhyme.

3. Lines 3 & 4 should have the same syllable counts and rhyme.

See below:

da DUM da da DUM da da DUM   7-10 syllables   A
da DUM da da DUM da da DUM   7-10 syllables   A
da DUM da da DUM                       5-7 syllables    B
da DUM da da DUM                       5-7 syllables    B
da DUM da da DUM da da DUM    7-10 syllables  A

4. No names on poems.

Prizes

There will be multiple placements.

Preparing Your Entry

Submit one copy of your poem online. Format your poem. Please make your entry easy to read — no illustrations or fancy fonts. 

English Language

Poems should be in English. Poems translated from other languages are not eligible, unless you wrote both the original poem and the translation.

A Note to Poetry Contestants

You are welcome to enter this contest, whether or not you won a prize in one of my previous contests.

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