Finding Joy in Daily Holidays! Let's Celebrate National Limerick Day! Celebrated Every May 12th.

 Let's Celebrate National Limerick Day!

Celebrated Every May 12th.

National Limerick Day is a day to honor poet and artist Edward Lear, who made the limerick famous.

National Limerick Day is a joyful celebration of playful poetry and creative expression. It’s a perfect opportunity to dive into the charm of limericks—whether by reading favorites, sharing them with friends, or even crafting your own fun verses. Let’s celebrate this unique art form and enjoy a day filled with laughter and rhythm.

A Few Limerick Facts...

• A limerick is a short, humorous, and sometimes bawdy five-line poem
• Limericks became famous in England in the 18th century.
• Shakespeare wrote a limerick called That drinking song in Othello.
• A poem written by Queen Elizabeth I that was similar to a limerick was written around 1571.
• In a 5-line limerick, lines 1,2, and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme.

A Few Ways to Celebrate National Limerick Day..

1- Read and share your favorite limericks.

2- Buy a book of limericks.

3- Write a few limericks.

4- Read about the history of limericks

How will I celebrate National Limerick Day? I will read a few limericks and then write my own.

Happy National Limerick Day!

KathieyV