Long Island Limerick Competition 2012

A WRITER WHO HAILED FROM LONG ISLAND
ONCE PENNED A LIMERICK POEM;
ENTERED THE “THINK
LONG ISLAND FIRST” THING
AND TOOK THE GRAND PRIZE HOME

Poetry Center of LIU Post and Think Long Island First are issuing a call to pens for all poets in the area to participate in the first annual Long Island Limerick Competition. Limericks must contain a name of a Long Island town, village, or site.

The contest will start with the free Limerick Workshop at Think Long Island First on Sunday, October 21st, 2012 at 2 pm. Contestants' participation in the Workshop, conducted by renowned poet and one of the judges Joan Digby, is not required but it does provide a good introduction for the novices or refresher for the experienced poets.

A limerick is a short, light poem in an AABBA form, like the one below by Digby:

A horsewoman from Oyster Bay
Fed her husband and horses on hay
Her spouse begged for steak
Said she made a mistake
Then he looked up and started to neigh.

Entries are to be submitted online at www.thinklongislandfirst.com between October 21st, 2012 and October 31st, 2012. Winners will be announced at the Award Ceremony, which will take place at Think Long Island First in Oyster Bay, on Sunday, November 4th, 2012, at 2 pm.

Awards:
1st Place - $25.00 Think Long Island First gift certificate
2nd Place - $15.00 Think Long Island First gift certificate
3rd Place - $10.00 Think Long Island First gift certificate

Winning limericks will be published in the Long Island Poem for Sunday series run by Think Long Island First.

Limericks will be judged for their creativity, metrics, and language by three distinguished Long Island poets and teachers: Joan Digby of LIU Post, Barbara Novack of Molloy College, and Diane Simone Lutz of Queensborough Community College.

For more information please refer to our Long Island Limerick Competition 2012 Press Release.

Happy Writing!

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