Haiku Society of America

Haiku Society of America Senryu Award
in Memorial of Gerald M. Brady

2025

Marilyn Ashbaugh & Paul David Mena
See 2025 judges' comments.

 

~ First Place ~

recycled plastic now a buddha

Matthew Markworth, Miamisburg, OH

 

~ Second Place ~

family dinner
our heated discussion
on global warming

Rowan Beckett Minor, Lakewood, OH

 

~ Third Place ~

trapped fly
from his sickbed he asks me
to open a window

Alan Peat, Biddulph, United Kingdom

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

the last chemo appointment written in pencil

Edward Cody Huddleston, Baxley, GA

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

first steps
learning to stand up
for myself

Sarah Lawhorne, Wakefield RI

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

oncology wing—
an empty chrysalis
on the windowsill

Nitu Yumnam, Ajman, UAE

 

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