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'tis No Haiku

“A senryu is not quite the same as a haiku”, so smirks the pedant.
(Senryu) 21st of May 2020

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Date: 5/20/2020 9:07:00 PM
Hilarious. To me anyway. ~mo
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Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/21/2020 3:19:00 AM
My understanding (thus far) is haiku must have a kigo- a word referencing a season, and be devoid of human emotion, whereas Senryu is about human emotion/condition.
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Date: 5/20/2020 10:33:00 PM
To be perfectly frank, though I wrote down this/ I'm still not sure what the difference is -UE

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