Category Archives: Limerick

The Learian Limericks Augmented and Revised [I never thought they needed augmentation and/or revision; anyway here is Mr Jeliss’s presentation of his ‘improvements’ — Marco.] Many of the nonsense verses of Edward Lear which take the form now known as … Continue reading →

Self-similar syncopations: Fibonacci, L-systems, limericks and ragtime[This is an alternative (USA) URL for the same article mentioned below: it is really very interesting!]

Self-similar syncopations: Fibonacci, L-systems, limericks and ragtime There are interesting symmetries shared by the limerick and ragtime, which can be observed and heard in their family groups of stressed and unstressed syllables, or beats, and which lie at the heart … Continue reading →

Why did Lear write 4 {2, 3, 5, 6} line limericks? An expert’s answer to a frequently asked question.