Contest Description
What to Submit?
1. ONE senryu with 5 7 5 syllables counts only, in that order.
2. NEW poems dated today or after.
3. Please read the description below regarding writing them.
4. Make them humorous, satirical or dark.
There will be multiple placements.
Preparing Your Entry
Submit one copy of your poem online. Format your poem. Please make your entry easy to read — no illustrations or fancy fonts.
English Language
Here are a few guidelines on writing senryu:
- Three lines with the five-seven-five syllable pattern
- Subjects tend to be related to human nature (as opposed to natural nature)--so romance, ironic human behavior, various relationships
- Often, senryu try to spark a laugh or "knowing moment" - Writer's Digest
Poems should be in English. Poems translated from other languages are not eligible, unless you wrote both the original poem and the translation.
A Note to Poetry Contestants
You are welcome to enter this contest, whether or not you won a prize in one of my previous contests.