Contest Description
What to Submit?
1. One New limerick on the theme of summer. Make them funny, humorous or bawdy. Poems written before 6/27/25 will not be considered for placement.
2. Lines 1, 2 and 5 must rhyme and have the exact syllable counts. ( 7-10 syllable counts) Lines 3 & 4 must rhyme and have the exact syllable counts. (5-7 Syllable counts)
3. Please see below regarding how to write a limerick. Meter is also important but should flow with the correct rhymes and syllable counts.
See below:
Limerick poems should have five lines with the rhythm AABBA, which is a pattern that determines the lines of the rhyme. A given letter of the alphabet represents the rhyming sound, the rhyme scheme begins with the letter A and uses a new letter for each ending sound. The form AABA indicates that the first and second and the fifth line should rhyme with each other. The third and the fourth line, on the other hand, form another pair of a rhyme scheme.
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
Prizes
There will be multiple placements. You may add a picture but remember, I am not able to see them when judging.
I will be checking poems for AI and plagiarism as well.
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. No names on poems.
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.