How to Submit a Limerick
Short guide for those wishing to write for us
Welcome to “Limericks — Making You Smile One Poem at a Time”! We are a new publication dedicated exclusively to limericks.
What is a limerick?
“A limerick is a five-line poem that consists of a single stanza, an AABBA rhyme scheme, and whose subject is a short, pithy tale or description. Most limericks are comedic, some are downright crude, and nearly all are trivial in nature” — MasterClass.com
Examples of limericks:
“There once was a wonderful star Who thought she would go very far Until she fell down And looked like a clown She knew she would never go far.” — KidZone
Want to read more limericks to understand them better? Check out this source: Pun.me — it features 75 poems!
I also wrote an article explaining what limericks are and how to write them:
How to Submit a Limerick?
We give a chance to everyone who wants to learn how to compose limericks and share them with other Medium members! Add a comment to this post indicating you would like to become a writer — and we’ll add you!
Rules to Follow
Make sure to format your story correctly. To learn more about formatting, read these two articles:
- The Best Medium Article Formatting Guide
We encourage you to include an image and utilize all the formatting tools to their maximum. The editors will review every story and might edit them a little bit to ensure it’s appropriately formatted. You are also welcome to mention the story behind the limerick if there is one, or add a personal message if you wish to. Otherwise, the limerick on its own is good enough.
Don’t hesitate to ask questions! And don’t be self-conscious about submitting your first work — we all learn, no one is perfect.
Have a good limerick day!
Check out my short poetry book on Amazon: “Quarantine Limericks”.