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Join the micro-poetry contest (20-words or less)! This contest is one of the activities we are hosting during the Roxbury Poetry Festival, but you can join the fun early online!

Rules and submission form available at: https://forms.gle/m3dVZxFS23gWNtwx9

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Poe M

I had a lovely chat with Mr. Poe.
The Tell-Tale Heart is dead you know.
Twas in a gutter where he lay,
De Grave is the special of the day,
and Sylvia's supper is silence-fraught,
'neath airless glass forever caught,
while Emily's friends assist her decay.
Did I hear a fly buzz when a chariot
rolled away?

Here, death comes to the so-called gifted too,
with shriveled face and a pompous hairdo
to hand out the awards with a toothy grin.
She gives me one more honorable mention,
old as the hills with the hand of a child,
scribbles on a page, satisfied smile, 
simple-minded pupils, but they'll catch her gaze,
feasting on the tutor's highly-seasoned praise.

I leave with a bitter taste on my tongue, 
my thoughts on writers who died too young, 
and fossils mumbling weird poetry, 
leaving no room at the table for me.

The soup's rather tasteless, though I am sure it is wet. 
Pardon me, but I've already 'et, 
and I've had my fill of "no" and "not yet,"
So I won't be ordering from your menu, 
thou Poet Laureate.

June 1988 (rewritten June 2026)

Welcome to the 6th Monthly Writing Contest of 2026! The theme is: HISTORICAL, GOTHIC, or PERIOD FICTION.

Please note: Fanfiction is NOT accepted. Please submit original work only.

Winners are featured on Underground Bookshelf!

https://www.underground-bookshelf.com/3190763_june-2026-contest-submissions

#writing #shortstories #poetry #fiction #historicalfiction #gothic #gothicfiction #periodfiction #writingcontest #poetrycontest #genrefiction

I always illustrate my Limerick-Off Contest THEME with a limerick. The current THEME is #DECEIT.

If you write your own DECEIT-Themed limerick and would like to enter my Limerick-Off, please post it here:
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/05/04/limerick-off-monday-slip/

@penprompts #LimerickOffs #Marriage
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

I always illustrate my Limerick-Off Contest RHYME-W0RD with a #limerick. The current RHYME WORD is SLIP or SLIPPED.
If you write your own SLIP or SLIPPED RHYME-WORD limerick and would like to enter my Limerick-Off, please post it here:
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/05/04/limerick-off-monday-slip/

@penprompts #Music #LimerickOffs
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

It's Limerick-Off time. Please join me in writing a limerick using this RHYME WORD: SLIP or SLIPPED

Enter Here: http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/05/04/limerick-off-monday-slip/

And please don't forget the separate themed-limerick contest. The new theme is DECEIT.

@penprompts #LimerickContest #LimerickOffs
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

Thanks for another fun Limerick-Off! And the winners are...
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/05/04/limerick-off-award-521/
Congratulations to our Limerick-Off Award Winner, the Annoyance-Themed Limerick Winner, the Random Word Generator Limerick Winner, and to the Honorable Mention Winners.

@penprompts #LimerickContest #LimerickOffs
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

Attention All Limerick-Off Procrastinators: The current Limerick-Off ends this Saturday, May 4, at 4 pm (Eastern time.) So please get your limerick stragglers in. Here's the entry link:
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/04/06/limerick-off-monday-attack/

@penprompts #LimerickContest #LimerickOffs
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

Here's my Random Words Generator limerick for my latest Limerick-Off. You can find info about the Random Words Generator Limerick Challenge (as well as the other two limerick challenges in this contest) at the main Limerick-Off entry link:
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/04/06/limerick-off-monday-attack/

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#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

I always illustrate my Limerick-Off Contest THEME with a limerick. The current THEME is ANNOYANCES.

If you write your own ANNOYANCE-Themed limerick and would like to enter my Limerick-Off, please post it here:
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/04/06/limerick-off-monday-attack/

@penprompts #Music #Bagpipes
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

I always illustrate my Limerick-Off Contest RHYME-W0RD with a limerick. The current RHYME WORD is TACK or ATTACK.

If you write your own TACK or ATTACK RHYME-WORD limerick and would like to enter my Limerick-Off, please post it here:
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/04/06/limerick-off-monday-attack/

@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt #Mosquitoes

It's Limerick-Off time, once again. So I hope you'll join me in writing a limerick using this RHYME WORD at the end of any one line: TACK or ATTACK.

My Blog's Contest Entry Link is here: http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/04/06/limerick-off-monday-attack/

And there's an annoyances-themed limerick challenge too.
@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

Thanks for another fun Limerick-Off, which is officially over. And the winners are...
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/04/06/limerick-off-award-520/

Congratulations to our Limerick-Off Award Winner, the Pictures-Themed Limerick Winner, the Random Word Generator Limerick Winner, and to the Honorable Mention Winners.

@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

Happy #NationalPoetryMonth. The @sixdegreesofpoe #Poe It Like Poe #poetry contest is open. I will be a judge this year. I can’t wait to #read your best #gothic work!

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #edgarallanpoe #poetrycontest

https://sixdegreesofpoe.com/poeit-like-poe-contest?fbclid=IwAR2H5dhzRS0HOF1HPVp-_1UfDJjFj1JMJ_OVkfnGADddt-hM9Kuhm7tjADM_aem_ASA4_vYPxlIIglqJRNavn-qBoBK4Z-ZMdoXS1PE5VG32UFuHWAa4Tg-nklBL9xTzOUE

Here's my Random Words Generator limerick for my latest Limerick-Off. You can find info about the Random Words Generator Limerick Challenge (as well as the other two limerick challenges in this contest) at the main Limerick-Off entry link:
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/03/09/limerick-off-shot/

@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

I always illustrate my Limerick-Off Contest THEME with a limerick. The current THEME is PICTURES.

If you write your own PICTURES-Themed limerick and would like to enter my Limerick-Off, please post it here:
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/03/09/limerick-off-shot/

@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

I always illustrate my Limerick-Off Contest RHYME-W0RD with a limerick. The current RHYME WORD is SHOT or SHOTS.

If you write your own SHOT/SHOTS RHYME-WORD limerick and would like to enter my Limerick-Off, please post it here:
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/03/09/limerick-off-shot/

@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

It's Limerick-Off time. Please join me in writing a limerick using this RHYME WORD at the end of any one line: SHOT or SHOTS.

Entry Link: http://madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/03/09/limerick-off-shot/

And please don't forget the separate themed-limerick contest. The new theme is PICTURES.
Deadline: April 6, 2024.

@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

Thanks for another fun Limerick-Off, which is officially over. And the winners are...
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/03/09/limerick-off-award-519/

Congratulations to our Limerick-Off Award Winner, the Tooth-Themed Limerick Winner, the Random Word Generator Limerick Winner, and to the Honorable Mention Winners.

@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

Attention Limerick-Off Procrastinators: The current Limerick-Off ends this Saturday, March 9, at 4 pm ET.) It's 3 contests in 1:
1. Rhyme Word Contest: WRY or RYE or AWRY
2. Theme Contest: TEETH.
3. Random Word Generator Contest:
Enter here:
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/02/10/limerick-off-wry/
@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #Writing #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

Here's my Random Words Generator #limerick for my latest Limerick-Off. You can find info about the Random Words Generator Limerick Challenge (as well as the other 2 limerick challenges in this contest) at the main Limerick-Off entry link:
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/02/10/limerick-off-wry/
@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #Writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

We read anonymously and send 10 finalist poems to the judge, who this year is the amazing Gloria Muñoz! We believe in community and writerly joy, and this is one of the projects that lets us practice those things. Spread the word!

More info here: https://rb.gy/0rht5e

⁠#sweetlit #litmag #poetry #poem #writing #contest #writingcontest #poetrycontest

I always illustrate my Limerick-Off Contest THEME with a limerick. The current THEME is TEETH.

If you write your own TEETH-Themed limerick and would like to enter my Limerick-Off, please post it here:
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/02/10/limerick-off-wry/

@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #Writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

Last week for submissions! We can't wait to see what you send us this year. ⁠
⁠
More info here: https://rb.gy/0rht5e⁠
⁠
⁠#sweetlit #litmag #poetry #poem #writing #contest #writingcontest #poetrycontest

I always illustrate my Limerick-Off Contest Rhyme-Word with a limerick. The current Rhyme-Word is WRY or RYE or AWRY.

If you write your own WRY or RYE or AWRY-Rhyme limerick, please post it here to enter my Limerick-Off:
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/02/10/limerick-off-wry/

@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #Writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

It's Limerick-Off time. So please join me in writing a limerick using this RHYME WORD at the end of any one line: WRY or RYE or AWRY.

My Blog's Contest Entry Link is here: http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/02/10/limerick-off-wry/

@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #Writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

Thanks for another fun Limerick-Off. The winners are...
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/02/10/limerick-off-award-518/

Congratulations to our Limerick-Off Award Winner, the COACH-Themed Limerick Winner, the Random Word Generator Limerick Winner, and to the Honorable Mention Winners.

@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #Writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

Here's my Random Words Generator limerick for my latest Limerick-Off. There's info about the Random Words Generator Limerick Challenge (as well as the other two limerick challenges in this contest) at this Limerick-Off entry link: http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/01/13/limerick-off-grand/
@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #Writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

I always illustrate my Limerick-Off THEME with a limerick. The current THEME is COACHES.

If you'd like to enter the latest Limerick-Off contest (3 separate challenges), all the info you need and the main entry link is here: http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/01/13/limerick-off-grand/

@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #Writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

I always illustrate my Limerick-Off Rhyme-Word with a limerick. In this case, the Rhyme-Word is GRAND.

If you'd like to enter this contest (3 separate challenges), all the info you need and the entry link can be found here: http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/01/13/limerick-off-grand/
@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #Writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

It's Limerick-Off time. Please join me in writing a limerick using this RHYME WORD at the end of any 1 line: GRAND.

http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/01/13/limerick-off-grand/

There's also a themed-limerick contest. Theme: COACHES.

Finally, there's also a Random Word Generator Contest.
@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #Writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

Thanks for another fun Limerick-Off. And the winners are...
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2024/01/13/limerick-off-award-517/

Congratulations to our Limerick-Off Award Winner, the PERKS-Themed Limerick Winner, the Random Word Generator Limerick Winner, and to the Honorable Mention Winners.

@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #Writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

Here's my Random Words Generator limerick for my latest Limerick-Off. You can find info about the Random Words Generator Limerick Challenge (as well as the other 2 limerick challenges in this contest) at my Limerick-Off entry link:
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2023/12/09/limerick-off-goal/
@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #Writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

I always illustrate the Limerick-Off THEME with a limerick. In my current Limerick-Off, the THEME is PERKS.

If you'd like to enter the latest Limerick-Off contest (three separate challenges), here's the entry link:
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2023/12/09/limerick-off-goal/

@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest #LimerickOffs #Poetry #Verse #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #Writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt

I always illustrate my Limerick-Off THEME with a #limerick. The current THEME is MISTAKES. If you write your own MISTAKE-Themed limerick and would like to enter my Limerick-Off, please post it here:
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2023/11/11/limerick-off-monday-catch/

@penprompts
#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #Humour #LimerickContest #PoetryContest