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 ...

And learned a few things they’d not known, see? Full disclosure: We wrote that one. And it’s true that the word poetry doesn’t necessarily bring fun and laughter to mind. The exception to the rule?

When The Advocate decided to host a limerick competition in memory of longtime columnist Smiley Anders — who died in May after more than 50 years of writing for the paper — we knew readers would be ...

Is there a higher poetic form than the limerick? Of course there is. The limerick is the corny uncle of the poetry world, the one you hope doesn’t drink too much at Thanksgiving and embarrass ...

The cover of Les Linz’s latest book, “A Year of Lesricks: 2022 Volume I,” was created by Seymour pastor Gary Dyer. Submitted photo Laughter. It’s what Lesricks are all about. What are they? Limericks ...

Plenty of people in baseball have written a book. There’s Jim Bouton’s Ball Four, Josh Lewin’s You Never Forget Your First – hell, even actress Alyssa Milano has written a book about baseball. Eric ...