A Compilation of Limericks That You Will Love and Inspire You

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Looking for an excellent compilation of limericks is a bit niche, but since we have you here, I’m assuming you’re a fellow lover of limericks, too!

My name is Marshall S. Flam, and I have a compilation of limericks based on Wordle words in my book, “Wordle Limerick: Volume 1.” If you can’t already tell, I love limericks, and I love Wordle! Playing word games in our heads to stimulate our minds is an activity that I think we should be doing more.

And that’s what I want to try to get you into, my dear readers. Join me as we look at some books with fun limerick compilations that you will undoubtedly love and might even inspire you to write one!

“Wordle Limerick: Volume 1” by Marshall S. Flam, MD

The New York Times purchased the online game Wordle in 2022, which is how it gained notoriety. Millions of people still play it now. Similar to many games involving words, it has inspired many people to write books, including this book’s author.

A collection of 603 limericks constructed around the initial 401 daily Wordle words is called Wordle Limericks. The limericks fall into many different categories, such as literary, psychological, political, comical, mathematical, scientific, historical, grammatical, musical, classically obscene, medicinal, and many more.

Tables are included that let the reader search for any or all 33 types of limericks in addition to relevant limericks on a specific subject. The book’s motto is “Laugh & Learn,” which I hope my readers can bite into, chew, and digest to make their day a bit better.

Here’s an excerpt from my book:

Wordle Word #0 CIGAR 19 June 2021:

Bill Clinton certainly got very far

Only a few could achieve on his par

But the Lewinsky scandal

Proved more than he could handle and had no clue what to do with a cigar

“The Lure of the Limerick” by William S. Baring-Gould

500 American and British limericks are mixed up with historical commentary and anecdotes in “The Lure of the Limerick” by William S. Baring-Gould. The limericks found in this book are pretty amazing. They’re simplistic, but they have that bombastic “oomph!” that limerick lovers enjoy so much.

If you plan on building a compilation of limericks books, this book should undoubtedly be on your list. Once you have a compilation of limericks based on Wordle words, my book, you can pair it with William’s limericks. Here’s an excerpt:

For Dr. L. R. S.

Who Knows His Limericks and Relishes Them

For years it has long been an end-of-mind

To get up a book for a friend of mine;

This man is a medic

(Genius Orthopedic)Who else would I let mend a bend of mine?

“The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear” by Edward Lear

For almost a century, children and adults have enjoyed Edward Lear’s wild limericks’ antics, as well as the tales of The Owl and the Pussycat, Calico Pie, and The Pobble Who Has No Toes.

There are also 234 limericks in this collection, each accompanied by a drawing that Lear created especially for it. There are five Nonsense Alphabets, a trio of Nonsense Botany, and dozens more prose and verse selections.

Edward Lear’s book contains all 546 of his original illustrations. They describe the surreal never-never realm of childhood with superb simplicity and seeming naiveté.

A century has passed since the public first heard of Edward Lear, the proponent of illogic. Youngsters who pleaded to have his poems read to them as adults have gone on to read Lear to their own kids. The adult mind is also drawn to his creativity and originality.

One can even consider it as writing limericks to educate because the limericks found here are like snippets of short stories with important lessons to teach.

Here’s an excerpt:

There was an Old Man who supposed,

That the street door was partially closed;

But some very large rats ate his coats and his hats,

While that futile old gentleman dozed.

Keep Growing Your Compilation of Limericks to Your Heart’s Content

Now that I have you interested in a compilation of limericks based on Wordle words, like my book and other sources, it’s time for you to get one. I suggest getting “Wordle Limerick: Volume 1” to help you start your limerick-centered journey.

Click here to buy a copy of my book, and remember to check out the other books on this list, too!