Haiku Society of America

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

2026

Kat Lehmann & Gideon Young
See 2026 judges' comments.

 

~ First Place ~

 
can’t stop thinking about her kudzu

John Ward Hocter, Hilliard, OH

 

~ Second Place ~

the day
it becomes pronounceable
metastasis

Mary Stevens, Hurley, NY

 

~ Third Place ~

death anniversary
the weight of hay
still in the field

Lorraine A Padden, San Diego, CA

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

hers was always
the first Christmas card
early onset

Alan Bridges, Bellingham, WA

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

 
balancing on a long slow breaking wave fatherhood

Bruce H. Feingold, Berkeley, CA

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

after her death . . .
still stepping over
sidewalk cracks

Jacquie Pearce, Burnaby, BC, Canada

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

consulting room
I enter
a landscape picture

Mary Stevens, Hurley, NY

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

twins crying—
for a brief moment
harmony

Louis Talbot, Epsom, United Kingdom

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