WD Poetic Form Challenge: Senryu Winner
The cool thing about these short form challenges is that there are a lot of submissions. Of course, that’s also the challenging part of judging these, especially when so many…
The cool thing about these short form challenges is that there are a lot of submissions. Of course, that's also the challenging part of judging these, especially when so many are so good.
It's amazing how big such a small poem can be.
And the winner for this challenge is Michelle Hed!
Congratulations!
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Since senryu are so short, I'm going to list the top 10 poems. Here they are:
1. Michelle Hed
IV drips
drowned out by the rattle
of his last breath
2. Mara Radja
Mom, you've been mad
for years now, I still miss the
sound of stilettos.
3. Amy Glamos
Wide blue eyes glancing
upward where her aim is fixed;
petite ambition.
4. William Preston
Musicians perform
happily at the mall.
Deaf schoolchildren watch.
5. An Mayou
dandelion wish
all my little dreams
floating, floating
6. Tracy Davidson
his punch-bag
at evening school I learn
to hit back
7. Nicholas Vaughan
Christmas card from Mum
My cool heart quickens then stops
His name is missing
8. colindardis
Regret: I should have
left more fingerprints on you;
now invisible.
9. Andrew Kreider
My son keeps his hands
in his lap throughout the meal
He looks down and smiles
10. Jane Shlensky
Buttressed by her strong
bra and girdle, she rose to
one more occasion.
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Congratulations to everyone who made the Top 10! And to everyone who participated!
My short list was comprised of 41 senryu--so the competition was, well, competitive. (Click here to read them all.)
The next challenge is just around the corner.
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Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Editor of Writer's Digest, which includes managing the content on WritersDigest.com and programming virtual conferences. He's the author of 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Also, he's the editor of Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Guide to Literary Agents. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
