What is a limerick? These silly poems make a really fun writing exercise. Limericks are a fun and timeless way to tell short, silly stories. They can be about anything, as long as they follow their ...

This month, he published a book, “A Limerick a Day for a Year,” containing the fruits of his yearlong writing exercise. How does a busy biochemist find the time and inspiration to write a year’s worth ...

One man's joke has become his mission: to give each word a rhyming definition. Chris Strolin was teasing English buffs in an online forum years ago when he said the dictionary should be rewritten in ...

Some people make vows to exercise daily. Or work on their novel. Or play the violin. Oregon State University biochemistry and biophysics Professor Kevin Ahern, meanwhile, has been writing a limerick a ...

David Kragnes explains the joys of small town summer festivals and offers up three limericks he wrote about lake life. David Kragnes writes of "Sailboat Envy" in one of his limericks, like these ones ...

In honor of Smiley Anders, the newspaper is hosting a writing contest in the longtime columnist's favorite poetic form — the limerick. The deadline for submissions for the Smiley Anders Limerick ...