Calling all Boonton poets and Irishmen (and women): Enter our first ever Limerick competition!
Here’s how to enter: Compose your original Limerick and submit it via e-mail to bhpl@boontonholmeslibrary.org by Wednesday, March 10. Submissions may also be delivered in-person on paper. Accompanying original artwork is warmly welcomed. The winning Limericks will be posted on the library’s website.
Don’t forget to include your name, e-mail and/or phone number with you in your entry!
Each of the winners of the three best Limericks will receive a gift card to a local business. Winners will be chosen by a panel of judges and will be announced on Tuesday, March 16.
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. Limericks are meant to be funny and are often rather crude (but let’s keep it G-rated). Here’s an example by famous Limerick poet, Edward Lear:
There was a young lady of Niger
who smiled as she rode on a tiger;
They returned from the ride
with the lady inside,
and the smile on the face of the tiger.