All about Haiku and Senryu : Have you ever heard of a Senryu?

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Friday, August 28, 2009

Have you ever heard of a Senryu?

This is probably my favorite type of poem these days--as a working single mom I can compose one of these in my head with the goal of a witty or poignant or jocular comment on what or who I am observing in my environs.... Merriam Webster Dictionary describes senryu as: a 3-line unrhymed Japanese poem structurally similar to haiku but treating human nature usually in an ironic or satiric vein Sign in to see full entry.

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