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I just got my copy of the November issue of Book Links and I was so tickled to see that my usual poetry column was a featured article this time! Woo hoo! Thanks to the 15 poets who graciously collaborated with me to share favorite science poetry books...

If you ask ask a student to write a poem, his reaction may be … well let’s just say less than enthusiastic!  The limerick makes a fun, easy introduction to writing poetry.  The form is already established, the writer doesn’t have to reach terribly deep...

One of the more interesting forms of poetry is the limerick. Although no one seems to take credit for having been the created the limerick style of poetry, there have been many poets who have excelled at writing them. Some of the earliest known examples...

is for Limerick The limerick is often comical, nonsensical and/or lewd.  It follows a five line rhyme scheme aabba, often used in children’s poetry and in parody. Puns and wordplay are common, and coined words are used in some cases for comic effect...

The Phoenix Rising Poetry Guild (offshoot of much-missed Poetic Bloomings and Creative Bloomings) is currently focusing on rhyme.  It gives us a selection of rhyming forms to try – most of which I have already done, and – one which was new to me – Constanza...