Another Series of Alphabetical Limericks, #1 "A is for Academical"

An arcane alphabetical list
Was arranged to provide an assist
To tenure-bound critics
Who write analytics
In a deep academical mist.

Alphabetical Limericks #26 "Z is for Zebra... and Zen"

A zebra was sleepless at night
With a Zen existentialist plight.
Were the stripes on his back
Colored white over black?
Or reversed, i.e., black over white?