University of Colorado professor Patty Limerick announced Wednesday that she had prevailed in her intellectual property lawsuit against the Boulder campus. Limerick — a lauded professor and ...

A group of Ukrainian refugees living in Limerick have been told they will be moved to new accommodation with 48 hours’ notice. The group of 54 living in Westbourne Student Accommodation received ...

To ashes and the smell of smoke.

REVIVAL Press will begin 2025 with the release of ‘On Being Un/Able to Walk Through Walls’, the debut poetry collection by Limerick-based poet D’or Seifer. The launch will take place on Sunday, ...

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THE Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition was inaugurated in 2012 by the late Barney Sheehan – poetry impresario of the White House Poetry Revival, in honour of the late Limerick poet ...

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Our columnist approves. By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” Her On Poetry ...

Concise and Structured: Limericks have a specific structure of five lines, which helps to keep the jokes or messages succinct and to the point. The limited length of the poem forces the writer to be ...

The first, second and fifth lines of a limerick rhyme. The same goes for the third and fourth lines.