Tag Archives: Senryū

dog days . . .

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Margaret Dornaus

dog days only bark left on the trees Prune Juice, Issue 8, Spring 2012 The new Prune Juice: Journal of Senryu and Kyoka is out.  Take a peek.

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change of seasons . . .

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Margaret Dornaus

change of seasons I catch myself talking to the wind The Heron’s Nest, vol. XIII, no. 4, December 2011

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Autumn confessional . . .

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Margaret Dornaus

blind alley . . . she takes a turn for the worse           Modern Haiku, vol. 42.3, Autumn 2011 Confession #1:  Not all haiku/senryū are strictly autobiographical.  Confession #2:  I sometimes live in my head.  Confession #3:  I like living there.  … Continue reading →

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Midsummer senryu . . .

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Margaret Dornaus

password update: no more “secrets” left to answer              Prune Juice, vol. 6, July 2011 I wrote this senryu-style haiku some time ago, but I only submitted it a short while back to Prune Juice: Journal of Senryu & Kyoka.  Now, I’m … Continue reading →

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But is it haiku? . . .

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Margaret Dornaus

     The jars of octopus– brief dreams      under the summer moon.                                                   –Bashō (trans., Robert Hass) Much of what I’ve done so far on this blog is not, strictly speaking, haiku.  After all, where’s the obligatory season word–the kigo?  For that … Continue reading →

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