Haiku Society of America

Haiku Society of America Senryu Award

2018

Judges: Deborah P Kolodji and Tom Painting
See 2018 judges' comments.

First Place ($100)

play date
the awkwardness
of naked Barbies

Joshua Gage, Cleveland, Ohio

 

Second Place ($75)

graffiti
I choose a bench that supports
my views

Ann Magyar, Brighton, Massachusetts

 

Third Prize ($50)

family reunion
proof we are alone
in the universe

Jay Friedenberg, New York, New York

 

Honorable Mentions (unranked)

forest walk
the chirp
of each text

            Jacquie Pearce, Vancouver, BC, Canada

 

bird watching
from the dentist’s chair
hum of the buffer

            Marcyn Del Clements, Claremont, California