SENRYU IN 17 OR LESS
Poetry Contest
Write a senryu in 17 syllables or less, using:
satire or irony focusing on the human element
or condition (NOT on human emotion)
two concrete images (NOT abstractions)
no rhyme
minimal caps and punctuation
personification (if desired)
artwork (if desired)
one only syntactical break (if desired):
NOT 3 separate thoughts on 3 separate lines
title as: senryu (first line of your poem)
Poets not following all guidelines,
including proper title, will be disqualified.
Please keep it clean! Nothing crude, kinky,
rude, or vulgar.
ALL entries must be accessible for monitoring
by mumsyone AND AlvinTEthington, from posting
until voting is completed.
For examples of senryu with and without a syntactical
break, go to the contest page
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